> Depression rates have been steadily rising in the US since the mid-1930s.
Are we accepting that as true? Is not our awareness of depression greater? How was depression among those in a small town reported back then? Was depression even a “thing” in common knowledge then? All the sudden everyone seems to have a gluten problem — a problem that, while real for a select few, is mostly a manufactured fad. Did human biology actually change that much, or are we just getting more messages that make us notice or perceive more? When the media says everything is a nail, we start to buy more hammers.
Are we accepting that as true? Is not our awareness of depression greater? How was depression among those in a small town reported back then? Was depression even a “thing” in common knowledge then? All the sudden everyone seems to have a gluten problem — a problem that, while real for a select few, is mostly a manufactured fad. Did human biology actually change that much, or are we just getting more messages that make us notice or perceive more? When the media says everything is a nail, we start to buy more hammers.