This parroted advice is unhelpful and almost always incorrect - simple caricatures of the "travel the world" and "you don't have it so bad" and "just follow you

This parroted advice is unhelpful and almost always incorrect - simple caricatures of the "travel the world" and "you don't have it so bad" and "just follow your dream" are just empty platitudes. Depression can not only affect people from all socioeconomic backgrounds, but is often highly correlated with economic distress, especially if you look in areas like the upper midwest. Depression often negates your life's sense of purpose. Saying that the "poorest people are the happiest" and poverty somehow alleviates depression because they're too busy working for their next meal feels condescending and tone-deaf.