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It is at times like these that I wish Hacker News included number of views in addition to the number of replies. Threads like this give the impression that eve
by rpiguy 7y ago
It is at times like these that I wish Hacker News included number of views in addition to the number of replies.
Threads like this give the impression that everyone is miserable and fill up quickly with sad stories.
It’s good the internet gives those people an outlet and a place to connect, but if this was say viewed by thousands and only got 60 replies it might provide some perspective. Most people are just fine.
- threatofrain 7y agoFirstly, if you're saying most people are just fine then that's surely the wrong framing; you don't wait until most people are hurting. Secondly, why does one try to persuade people that the scope of hurt isn't that bad by... eyeballing a HN post for popularity? And using that to counteract a report full of collected data?
- kwoff 7y agoSo, what is your source that "most people are just fine"? I'd wager that what you mean is, you're fine and you think most people you know are fine. Good luck, in any case.
- rpiguy 7y agoThese two articles sum it up nicely. About 5.7% of men are depressed and about 8.7% of women. Most people are just fine. I hate alarmist journalism and sensational headlines. https://www.healthline.com/health/depression/facts-statistics-infographic#1 https://www.healthline.com/health/depression/facts-statistic... https://www.verywellmind.com/depression-statistics-everyone-should-know-4159056 https://www.verywellmind.com/depression-statistics-everyone-...