Maybe it isn’t a problem at all. Another possible conclusion is that given the option of a drug that can ~safely make people happier, a substantial percentage of people will take it. (I don’t know enough to have an opinion one way or another)https://twitter.com/projectileboy/status/983025178346127360 …
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Replying to @zackkanter
People don’t get antidepressants to go from 8 to 9. They get them to go from 4 to 5 (on a 0-10 happiness scale).
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Replying to @DellAnnaLuca
or, maybe a 5 to 6. Or a 7 to 8. Or a 4 to 6. Or a 5 to 8. Without research, it's hard to definitively say - and happiness is not easy to measure.
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Replying to @zackkanter
Do you know anyone who is happy and takes antidepressants? (Apart from short-term chronic pain treatment) (genuine question)
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Replying to @DellAnnaLuca
I don't know who is taking antidepressants and who isn't, and I don't know who is happy and who isn't. I also don't think 'happy' is quantifiable, so I think judging whether someone is a '2' or a '4' or an '8' is impossible given current technology.
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Replying to @zackkanter
I didn’t mean that it’s possible to put a number of happiness. Don’t focus as my (unfortunate) example using numbers. I meant: people who take antidepressants do for a reason: they’re unhappy.
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maybe! I don't know enough to say definitively, but I would phrase as: "(some) people take antidepressants because they aren't as happy as they want to be."
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