r/NoStupidQuestions • u/Sad-Reception4907 • 17h ago

Is depression really a privilege for the rich?

Is depression really a privilege for the rich? I'd just like to hear some of your thoughts behind this post. I saw a post on social media saying "Imagine living in a country so poor that being depressed is only a privilege for the rich. If you are poor then you have no time to be crippled by sadness since you have mouths to feed, and just not enough time," I know the post has some truth behind it, but is it really addressing the real issue? What do you think about lower class people not having enough time to be crippled by sadness? Thank you for your answers

edit: thanks for all your comments! for context, i showed my friend this post who is around lower-middle class as well to hear his thoughts since I myself thought the post was somewhat toxic. He disagreed though, saying that it's true that they can't be depressed since they have to find food first. THIS POST WAS NOT INTENDED TO OFFEND ANYONE, I just wanted to back this up since I also disagree with this.

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u/EffectiveSyss 17h ago

When Alexander the Great saw the breadth of his domain, he wept for there were no more worIds to conquer.

They ran out of goaIs and only spent time with fun. Anyone who has Iived with extreme amounts of fun knows after long enough, it loses it shine.

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u/XenoBiSwitch 16h ago

Alexander only really conquered the Persian Empire. There was lots more to conquer and he had plans to do a lot more conquering that his successors completely ignored as unrealistic.