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> It's funny, but people never seem to question if modern American life actually, you know, is good for mental health. Maybe people are mentally ill because the
by tn13 10y ago
> It's funny, but people never seem to question if modern American life actually, you know, is good for mental health. Maybe people are mentally ill because the world is super effing weird and hard to adjust to?
Clearly these people have not been to India, China or some place like that. At least in India mental issues are not even diagnosed and people suffer from mental issues rest of their lives unable to cope and sometimes disowned by family. Modern american life might have its issues but I think it is probably the best kind of life humans are living compared to past or elsewhere on earth.
- vinay427 10y agoI agree with the first part that India does not handle mental issues well, but I disagree with the latter part. The US as some have pointed out here is quite exceptionalist in that it's unforgiving to those who are not the highest achievers. This is certainly not the case to the same extent in India, where in my (limited) experience an average honest middle-class lifestyle is more admirable in and of itself. This leads the US to have an entrepreneurial spirit at the cost of some other aspects of life.