there is a dingbat subset of leftist who believes that all mental health issues are only caused by capitalism and that abolishing capitalism would magically fix that.
to prove this, they cite the works of a dude whose depression was so bad he unfortunately unalived himself.
does capitalism compound and worsen people's mental health? yes, it absolutely does. same as it absolutely worsens people physical health.
to prove this, they cite the works of a dude whose depression was so bad he unfortunately unalived himself.
I seem to recall that you got in trouble for making a similar, although far less pleasant comment, about the author before and you got in trouble for it. Am I thinking of someone else?
Not hating on your argument though, you're completely right.
I don't think I did, but I'm not surprised other people have similar opinions.
The way he died normally wouldn't be relevant, but he specifically wound up destroying himself in part because of his incorrect conclusions about mental healthcare. Conclusions he stubbornly included in a lot of his work.
It's necessary to name so that people understand in part why so many leftists strongly disagree with that reductionist viewpoint.
Therapy is good and it should be included in universal healthcare.
How is that a hot take?
there is a dingbat subset of leftist who believes that all mental health issues are only caused by capitalism and that abolishing capitalism would magically fix that.
to prove this, they cite the works of a dude whose depression was so bad he unfortunately unalived himself.
does capitalism compound and worsen people's mental health? yes, it absolutely does. same as it absolutely worsens people physical health.
I seem to recall that you got in trouble for making a similar, although far less pleasant comment, about the author before and you got in trouble for it. Am I thinking of someone else?
Not hating on your argument though, you're completely right.
I don't think I did, but I'm not surprised other people have similar opinions.
The way he died normally wouldn't be relevant, but he specifically wound up destroying himself in part because of his incorrect conclusions about mental healthcare. Conclusions he stubbornly included in a lot of his work.
It's necessary to name so that people understand in part why so many leftists strongly disagree with that reductionist viewpoint.
that's an enormous oversimplification of the arguments of the anti-psych movement