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sans-delilah t1_j08npj3 wrote

I’m a mid-millennial, and pretty much everybody my age that I know is either a depressed anxious mess with intermittent suicidal thoughts or a straight up sociopath.

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Darth_Face2021 t1_j091ghl wrote

There are two roads in a forest....

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usernmtkn t1_j0a1q83 wrote

Yeah thats just your social circle, sorry bud. You and I are roughly the same age and thats not my experience at all.

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P_ZERO_ t1_j0b3dbw wrote

Their experiences aren’t nullified because you don’t share them. It being their circle doesn’t strictly mean they hang around with likeminded individuals or those who suffer the same ailments, societal standing and location are pretty important factors.

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FGM_148_Javelin t1_j0bp5cj wrote

The whole point of their comment was to imply everyone’s feeling that way which isn’t true in my case either

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P_ZERO_ t1_j0bq3ay wrote

Where did you get any implication of everyone? The thread is about 1 in 10 people, if he was the 1, would it not make sense another 9 said otherwise?

They said “sorry bud”, as if their experiences don’t matter because they don’t align with their own. It was a redundant comment.

The person didn’t even remotely suggest everyone

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draeath t1_j0brt7x wrote

> The thread is about 1 in 10 people, if he was the 1, would it not make sense another 9 said otherwise?

Only if we're talking about an even distribution. I don't think we know that.

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P_ZERO_ t1_j0bsp6u wrote

And I don’t think someone sharing anecdotes that match the context is suddenly nullified by someone else’s anecdote.

I have no idea if 1/10 is true, I’d bet it’s a lot higher than that depending on location and social status. I don’t think it’s remotely far to believe less affluent areas and limited access to health care would see numbers greater than 1/10.

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LordCrag t1_j0ahuso wrote

Weird my friend group is not like that at all. We all also have kids so maybe that changes the equation somewhat.

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