What do you not think is right? Quit being stupid. NBA players are not sympathetic figures. I don't care about the mental health issues of millionaires who have incredible resources at their back. It's an utterly ridiculous post to worry about rich athletes facing too much social media criticism.

You might want to look beyond shit IMU said here when trying to frame an argument.

Of course, but I don't feel bad for them because of online harassment.

Me neither. But the “work a real job then talk to me about depression” is about as dumb as a statement can be.

It's about as stupid as can be for this society's demigods to complain that the peasants are too mean to them on Twitter so they are unhappy.

Of course, but I don't feel bad for them because of online harassment.

Who complained about that?

You clearly are in over your head in this discussion. I'd suggest exiting it quietly.

The NBA commissioner said his players were unhappy because of social media in an interview with Bill Simmons. Then Julie said something similar about terrible people on Twitter.

Can Rich People Be Depressed?

I think we can answer this question with another question.

Denis, have you ever been depressed?

Can they? Yes.

But I have much less sympathy for them. Wealthy people have resources and options to assist in their depression unavailable to regular people.

Who complained about that?

Right... so no players complained, meaning your last post (basically everyone you've made on the topic, really) makes no sense.

I never said rich people can't be depressed or depression is not a problem. It's the ideal that wealthy NBA players feel bad because of negative social media comments.

Since I was typing my post so many wrong ideas about middle class and upper making their own depression. Read a little. Start with biochemistry and neurotransmitters.

I don't think the cause of the problem is social media. That's just another symptom. And it's not just relegated to NBA players.

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archi ... le/583441/

If we are going to get all serious here, I live comfortably and I obviously had some issues, given my missteps. There was a combination of things which led to substances. While I take my fair share of blame, I would disagree with Denis that I just started abusing chemicals and it caused all my problems. My response to the problem was not a well-adjusted one, but the cause of many people's issues is simply how we live today. The world we live in is out of balance with how we evolved. For example, we have adrenaline and a fight-or-flight response for specific reasons. We needed that jolt to fend off a predator or perhaps kill prey. Due to our evolution and modern technology, we now have that fight-or-flight response turned on constantly. Computer screens, traffic lights, horns, telephones, Twitter, etc. These things are not natural. We are the only species who have evolved so far that we don't have to worry about our next meal or, in the case of wealthy countries, having a roof over our heads.

While none of that is natural, there are constructive ways to deal with these dilemmas. Spirituality is something that many use. Serving others is another way. There are many others. We have to get out of our own heads. Our modern lifestyles are too leisurely and void of purpose. Though I'm not religious, I do now see why religion has always been around and why it is in many ways necessary. When you reach a certain level of wealth... and make no mistake - everyone who even posts on this board is in the wealthiest 1% of 1% of human beings who have ever lived... you have a lot of time, a lot of "stuff", small families, and no real immediate worries. That's not how we were designed. There has to be more to it. I do think that some people naturally understand that and adapt to it well without much effort. Others, such as myself, have to work for it. It took me awhile to realize that.

I've been depressed that I haven't been able to get out and golf yet.

Not trying to marginalize people who kill themselves due to depression, but I've been in a real rut lately and honestly I think part of it is due to the terrible weather. Sometimes just a nice walk in mild temperatures with the sun beating down on you can put you into your own little world. Doing something like this has literally nothing to do with how many or how few zeros or commas are on your paycheck.

This.

To suggest you can't be depressed because you have money is just silly. No one is gonna cry for those people though.