It's true that depression can easily create poverty, but at the same time, society is not very good with people with depression. The whole motivational speech i

It's true that depression can easily create poverty, but at the same time, society is not very good with people with depression. The whole motivational speech industry is a proof that we don't want to accept what depression is. Depression is an invisible handicap that we don't accept as well as, for example, lacking a limb or being a cripple. People are quick at using the bootstrap argument. People will easily get fired from their job for being depressed or "unmotivated", while never trying to adjust the job, etc.