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A wonderful resource for the laid-off 45-year old coal miners, certain to solve their problems... > "A few years ago, a man experienced a midlife crisis. He wa
by photochemsyn 4y ago
A wonderful resource for the laid-off 45-year old coal miners, certain to solve their problems...
> "A few years ago, a man experienced a midlife crisis. He was professionally successful and had a rewarding family life, but still had a “hollow” feeling."
Just to spell it out, when you have a significant fraction of the population affected by societal collapse and economic insecurity, and with few if any future job prospects, that results in the kind of widespread 'depression' that isn't treatable with drugs, therapy, or self-help books.
- heliodor 4y agoThe topic is midlife crisis. A midlife crisis is not about being poor, fearing for your job, or worrying about societal collapse. It's about your existence, purpose, the meaning of life, etc. It applies to all walks of life.
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- marginalia_nu 4y agoThis isn't the first time in human history a society has had problems. It's not even the first time last 50 years people have felt this way[1]. There is definitely philosophy that addresses living with uncertainty about the future and the certainty of death. Several of the Roman Stoics come to mind. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AVzkTd9R44 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AVzkTd9R44