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> the new "depression" The idea that a mental deviation from the norm being used to explain someone's deviation from the norm is some sort of convenient excuse
by krageon 7y ago
> the new "depression"
The idea that a mental deviation from the norm being used to explain someone's deviation from the norm is some sort of convenient excuse as you seem to imply doesn't lead to a fair society for everyone, just one where everyone who does not deviate gets to sit on a nice cushy throne while taking from the people who do.
- mellosouls 7y agoMy point is not about the genuine cases in which depression or other mental issues are a significant factor, rather that it seems at times to have become another default weapon in the defence lawyers armoury. Of course, that might be a misconception on my part, but I see it quoted a lot in news coverage of cases as a mitigating factor. Misuse and abuse of it will just undermine the cases of and support for genuine sufferers.