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Did people read the same article I did. The conclusion was depressive realism is missattributed pessimism, not some sort of objectivity super power.
by TheCycoONE 10y ago
Did people read the same article I did. The conclusion was depressive realism is missattributed pessimism, not some sort of objectivity super power.
- drzaiusapelord 10y agoSadly, the reddit/HN hivemind has decided the stoicism is the current hot fad for young male techies and anything that remotely sounds like a positive for it will be trumped up as justification for it. This article is being misrepresented to promote that view.
- myowncrapulence 10y agoLots of generalizations here. You sound bitter about something.
- mark_edward 10y agoDid you read the highly upvoted thread above saying depression is just in the mind, people who beat it gain "super-powers", and ranting about stoicism and meditation? There is a hell of a lot of deeply condescending woo here.
- TheLilHipster 10y ago> There is a hell of a lot of deeply condescending woo here. Your comment right here is the only "condescending woo" I've read in this thread.
- pasquinelli 10y agohow could someone speak about a trend without using generalizations?
- M_Grey 10y agoI was just about to post the final portion of the conclusion: In summary, compared to nondepressed indi- viduals, depressives are “nay-sayers”. Depressives may be sadder but they are not wiser; rather, so- called “depressive realism” results from the bias of depressives to say “no”. Clearly a lot of people just didn't read it at all... and didn't even skim the major portions.
- jrochkind1 10y agoTo be fair, it's pretty poor abstract-writing to not hint at the conclusion in the abstract. That's the _job_ of the abstract, to summarize the contents, not to be a 'teaser' where you don't know what you're going to get without reading the whole article!
- cybertronic 10y agoAgree, and the title too, almost clicbait