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BobLoblaw_BirdLaw t1_j4asmof wrote

Looks like rich countries have problems, where everyone trying to get even richer and the grass looks always greener than your neighbor. Guess living a simple basic life helps.

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Iaintyourclownbro t1_j4aw1is wrote

When you aren’t worried about basic survival (food, water, shelter) you have plenty of time to ponder how fucked consciousness is.

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uno_ke_va t1_j4ax3uv wrote

That, and psychologically the situations where you feel that you have accomplished something are more common when you struggle to make ends meet (of course, as long as they end up meeting). When the only thing you have to worry about is if you eat fish or meat tomorrow... well, you need to push yourself to reach some other goals, otherwise it starts happening what you say: plenty of free time fucks your mind.

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Pixielo t1_j4bjrzx wrote

When there are more medical professionals, people receive more care. When there's educational outreach about mental health issues, people seek out help. When there are fewer social stigmas against receiving care for mental health issues, people seek out care.

>Guess living a simple basic life helps

No, it doesn't. There are simply far fewer services available, coupled with massive stigmas against receiving such help, better to just go see the local shaman.

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BobLoblaw_BirdLaw t1_j4cyg07 wrote

You can’t deny that fighting for survival isn’t a distraction that allows you to forego the existential angst humans feel once they have plenty of down time. Which I’d say is a greater factor than service availability which is also important

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