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My look on this is that "meh" and "who cares" stem from inertia and apathy which can lead to depression caused by overwhelm, not the other way around.
by extrememacaroni 9y ago
My look on this is that "meh" and "who cares" stem from inertia and apathy which can lead to depression caused by overwhelm, not the other way around.
- sametmax 9y agoYou talk like inertia and apathy are a root cause, but to me they are symptoms.
- BehindBlueEyes 9y agoTo me it sounds like learned helplessness. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learned_helplessness https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learned_helplessness People (and animals) who perceive to be systematically unable to avoid or confront sources of stress eventually accept that they have no control over the situation and stop trying. Except it happens at a nation's scale. I do think the resulting apathy keeps the problem going. I wonder if apathy looks like the cause because the process starts in early childhood.