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There is no cure for depression. What exactly is depression? Disease or enlightenment? How prevalent is it?
Diagnose
Treat
???
Profit!!
The third source listed on the wiki entry cites air fresheners as a possible contributor. A BBC report says placebos work as antidepressants. Maybe people are depressed for a good reason. Maybe they're right, and all anyone can do is distract depressed people with shiny objects. Bad web design is depressing, but maybe it can distract you instead of making you jump off a chair. Meanwhile, profit, profit, profit!
Diagnose
Treat
???
Profit!!
The third source listed on the wiki entry cites air fresheners as a possible contributor. A BBC report says placebos work as antidepressants. Maybe people are depressed for a good reason. Maybe they're right, and all anyone can do is distract depressed people with shiny objects. Bad web design is depressing, but maybe it can distract you instead of making you jump off a chair. Meanwhile, profit, profit, profit!
This post was deleted for the following reason: I know you put some time into this, but as a post it's kind of a wandering mess. -- cortex
And yes, I'm trying to flag this and I keep getting a message that the page is still loading.
posted by Mister_A at 8:11 AM on January 6, 2010
posted by Mister_A at 8:11 AM on January 6, 2010
disclaimer: suicide is weak and mean
Well now, that's going to get you a huge "fuck you" from a lot of people here.*
*disclaimer : I'm one of them
posted by twine42 at 8:11 AM on January 6, 2010
Well now, that's going to get you a huge "fuck you" from a lot of people here.*
*disclaimer : I'm one of them
posted by twine42 at 8:11 AM on January 6, 2010
You seem to to be confused about the difference between existential depression (the Buddhism article) and clinical depression (the drug-related links).
posted by shii at 8:12 AM on January 6, 2010
posted by shii at 8:12 AM on January 6, 2010
This FPP is seriously weak but especially obnoxious is the conspiracy angle.
Perhaps Robert Sapolsky (a Stanford neurobiologist who has also struggled with clinical depression) can raise your consciousness a bit?
posted by inoculatedcities at 8:12 AM on January 6, 2010
Perhaps Robert Sapolsky (a Stanford neurobiologist who has also struggled with clinical depression) can raise your consciousness a bit?
posted by inoculatedcities at 8:12 AM on January 6, 2010
*disclaimer: suicide is weak and mean - I am in no way advocating depression as an excuse for anything, merely saying that it might be a normal condition.
Sign me up for one o' them will ya twine?
posted by Mister_A at 8:12 AM on January 6, 2010
Sign me up for one o' them will ya twine?
posted by Mister_A at 8:12 AM on January 6, 2010
Lede is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders?
It's not a mess; it's just riddled with links. Okay I'm gonna exit this post now.
posted by hypersloth at 8:12 AM on January 6, 2010
It's not a mess; it's just riddled with links. Okay I'm gonna exit this post now.
posted by hypersloth at 8:12 AM on January 6, 2010
I agree with Burhanistan, why add to the confusion surrounding what depression is?
It's not a farcical notion, depression.
posted by tybeet at 8:12 AM on January 6, 2010
It's not a farcical notion, depression.
posted by tybeet at 8:12 AM on January 6, 2010
Gotta be honest, not loving this.
posted by futureisunwritten at 8:14 AM on January 6, 2010
posted by futureisunwritten at 8:14 AM on January 6, 2010
Apparently I've used up all my flags for the week...
posted by Mister_A at 8:14 AM on January 6, 2010
posted by Mister_A at 8:14 AM on January 6, 2010
Flagged as stupid. Also, suicide jokes are not funny.
posted by daniel_charms at 8:16 AM on January 6, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by daniel_charms at 8:16 AM on January 6, 2010 [1 favorite]
Damn. Before deletion, lemme just say I love pancakes and taters. I actually spent a couple of hours on this post.
It just goes to show you can never be too careful.
posted by hypersloth at 8:17 AM on January 6, 2010
It just goes to show you can never be too careful.
posted by hypersloth at 8:17 AM on January 6, 2010
i predict a depression disorder when this post is deleted.
posted by spicynuts at 8:18 AM on January 6, 2010
posted by spicynuts at 8:18 AM on January 6, 2010
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It all started with a commercial we saw, when I said, "You know that's brilliant"
"What"
"The drugs for depression. They can never fix it, or tell you you're wrong."
"Huh?"
"Well you're not wrong; you will still die. They can't fix it, so they'll never run out of buyers."
posted by hypersloth at 8:09 AM on January 6, 2010