Peter CohenWhy is it that we keep blaming our kids' depression and anxiety on social media and smartphones instead of the fact that we've turned the entire planet into a burning dumpster fire for them to deal with
Paul McO'Smith III@flargh i will reiterate my position on this. sometimes depression and anxiety are not based on things that are happening. this upsets people who have long term mental, untreatable, issues. please be nice.
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@home@pavsmith yeah, but when numbers of depression and anxiety are on a steady increase, it's very important to look at causes.
Devin@pavsmith @flargh Rising rates of anxiety and depression correlate with the exacerbation of neoliberal capitalism. While there will always be people who struggle more than others, it is crucial to accept that living in a poisoned society is the seedbed that breeds mental health problems with such frequency as we are seeing.
Morgan ⚧️@pavsmith @flargh as one of those people I still think it's better to say that the world being on fire is probably contributing more to poor mental health than social media and smartphones
and as one of those people, with a better world where I didn't have to struggle to survive with little hope of my planet being livable for the rest of my natural lifespan, I'd still be fucked in the head but my mental health would probably be doing better too
and as one of those people, with a better world where I didn't have to struggle to survive with little hope of my planet being livable for the rest of my natural lifespan, I'd still be fucked in the head but my mental health would probably be doing better too