“Imagine if we worked less. Imagine if we walked around our communities, talked to our neighbors, spent time in nature, played. Imagine if we could read, write, fall in love, without that nagging feeling of ‘needing to do something’; imagine if your life was your own.”

  • @TrousersMcPants
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    1411 months ago

    I have only ever played a game because I was enjoying it, the moment I stop enjoying a game is when I quit. You seem to be arguing against the concept of enjoying your life outside of work

    • @Rodeo@lemmy.ca
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      711 months ago

      It’s called mental illness. It sounds to me like he’s depressed and doesn’t know it yet.

      • @cerement@slrpnk.netOP
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        611 months ago

        one that’s induced by modern society – corporations want you to be obsessive about what you do, the things you buy – and their bought politicians will keep framing mental health as a moral issue rather than a societal or medical issue to ensure the stigma around seeking mental health care remains the status quo