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[–] LengAwaits 44 points 17 hours ago (2 children)
[–] UnderpantsWeevil 4 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

Mental health care and psychiatrics are traditionally rationed for the professional managerial class anyway.

"Take your SSRIs and exorcise your guilt at doing this soul-sucking job to a professional anxiety reliever" is for rich people.

"Take your weed gummies/cheap booze and watch enjoy some AI-generated wish fulfillment slop" is for poor people.

[–] Rooty -4 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Big "diseases are caused by big pharma" energy here. I agree with the message though.

[–] LengAwaits 15 points 16 hours ago

Not my intent to question the efficacy of medication, for sure. Just engaging with the reality that many people are medicating against factors that aren't caused by brain chemistry.