I think the article itself is what downplays and trivializes poor mental health. "Well, you know" is just the new version of "fine" - a way to brush the very re

I think the article itself is what downplays and trivializes poor mental health. "Well, you know" is just the new version of "fine" - a way to brush the very real things the author mentioned under the rug and not speak about them. The societal response to depression, addiction, anxiety, loneliness, and despair should not be to stay at home and never talk about it. I don't know how someone could write an article about the near-pandemic rise of mental illness over the last year but still come to the conclusion that, actually, this is better.