That reads a bit like: „If you have more fun as a kid, you will never be depressed.“ I‘m certain this is not how it works. The article dances around the topic

That reads a bit like: „If you have more fun as a kid, you will never be depressed.“ I‘m certain this is not how it works. The article dances around the topic (might be cultural differences), but OCD and depression are related[0]. So Kohei Omori might have been in a phase of depression, triggered by an online individual that stated his work is meaningless. That's nothing a childhood can prepare for. It‘s a disease. [0]: https://iocdf.org/expert-opinions/ocd-and-depression/ https://iocdf.org/expert-opinions/ocd-and-depression/