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Yes. Society-wide we see an increased abdication of personal responsibility and general apathy. Increased mental illness. Severe feelings of loneliness and isol
by xkeysc0re 5y ago
Yes. Society-wide we see an increased abdication of personal responsibility and general apathy. Increased mental illness. Severe feelings of loneliness and isolation brought about due to atomization by a government that's operated like a consultancy avoiding any liability or risk.
- sodality2 5y agoI'm curious which government regulation would cause increased mental illness/loneliness? I mean, I'm sure somewhere it's happening because of gov't, but to say it's the main contributor instead of problems like lack of access to good therapy, cultural shifts in how you talk to people, etc., in my mind seems largely a misplacement of blame.
- carpedimebagjoe 5y agoThat maybe so, but those are a lot of different areas to cover. Perhaps specific examples, trends, and/or causes would help support each claim. For example, how is it the government's fault, in particular? Is it only the government's fault? Are there other contributing factors or trends? It comes across too much like oversimplified scapegoatism rather than a reasoned explanation.
- indemnity 5y agoExcept these are problems in most modern developed nations, whether they “coddle” their populace or not. Perhaps our economic system and its focus on efficiency in a race to the bottom, externalities be damned, also bears a small responsibility.