I don't think it's "moral degeneracy" because people have been blaming that ever since man learned how to invent their own cultures and to be "ethnocentric" in that they believe their traditions to be superior to everyone elses

things like addiction to video games/pornography/drugs/alcohol and consumption are largely a byproduct of societal alienation and not the cause

religious asceticism (even in its secular forms such as deemed by "the nation", in its socialist/capitalist connotations) is largely just invented out of the cloth of material conditions and a need to escape the pains of material reality into idealist transcendence (usually through death for a cause)

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Legit in the span of 10 years it went from people constantly talking about absurd anecdotes, like how someone takes LSD and then they think theyre a teacup for the rest of their life to now people fully understanding the importance of them and seeing how they benefit so many. It gives me hope for the future

you're probably right tbh, but how do you restructure society in a sane yet quick way?

I don't think there's any way to really counter the mental health crisis at this point. There's a reason the mental health crisis is much more prevalent in 1st world countries vs 3rd world countries. We're in our heads now more then ever before

This is a health problem but the politics and money to be made holds back in advancements.

Yeah but it's also a very strong dissociative d*** and there's no shortage of people who have bad trips which can sometimes ruin their lives. You're really taking a gamble with psychedelics and those risks should be made known

yeah psychedelics aren't a panacea

s*** can absolutely ravage you if you don't understand yourself well enough

it can also be straight up disastrous if you have a family history of more severe mental illness like schizophrenia

Sane and quick? Impossible. Me personally.. I'd focus on early childhood development and remove all barriers that prevent kids from developing meaningful attachments (with caregivers first). From something as simple as guaranteed maternal and paternity leave to free child care because a stressed parent is a bad parent.

been waiting for a study like this to show how suicide among young girls is on the rise it's so sad, but an 48% increase in female suicide is just insane

Nuke social media and every type of algorithm that exploits people’s brains

why are there so many people in this thread saying this is a link to social media?

A revival of traditional and religious values. People are living like life is meaningless, the rise of mental health issues makes sense

social media algorithms exploit our brains bro, streaming services and p*** too

too much stimulus isnt good at all, people need more and more and when they can’t get that high they get depressed

there’s too much going on nowadays

social media
streaming services
fast food
d****
p***

all these are fabricated with the intention to get people hooked, all these are an easy escape from reality but soon or later you get bored from them, that’s when you feel like you are missing something and you get depressed

less is more people, knowing how to regulate things is very important

probably because instant validation at your fingertips for doing nothing (or being exploited - 14, 15, 16 year old girls dancing on tiktok have way too many suspect comments) is probably going to f*** your mind up

Did anybody read this book? @plants

someone I know recommended it to me but I’m not sure about it

what about undergoing a pandemic while your still developing?

They tried it already in the 60’s. D**** are not the answer

hmm nah i haven't read that, must have been someone else

yeah it wasnt you, I was asking if you read it lol

ohhhh haha i gotchu

might have to add it to the list too seems like a good one

give us money