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I wish Japan and most of East Asia did more to recognize and tackle mental health. And overwork. And a lot of things.

• CryptoPunk 7y ago
  Major US cities are overrun by drug addicts suffering from severe mental illnesses, with literally thousands dying from overdoses every year.
  • gregallan 7y ago
    This is pure whataboutism. The parent comment said nothing about the US to even imply there isn’t also a problem there.
    • Jach 7y ago
      On the contrary, the GP is a (light) instance of the chinese robber fallacy. https://rationalconspiracy.com/2015/03/08/the-chinese-robber-fallacy/ https://rationalconspiracy.com/2015/03/08/the-chinese-robber... They're using "a generic problem to attack a specific person or group, even though other groups have the problem just as much (or even more so)" and should be called out on it.
      • danielg6 7y ago
        Super light