Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

do you know that depression is a real disease and not some frame of mind you can choose to be in or excuse at will? i get the point of your post but the terminology is really wrong.


From Wikipedia:

> A DSM diagnosis distinguishes an episode (or 'state') of depression from the habitual (or 'trait') depressive symptoms someone can experience as part of their personality.

Depressive mood != depressive disorder. The terminology isn't wrong.


perhaps. but the original article was talking about actual depressed people.


Fair point. The research was already mixing philosophy with psychology, so I just ran with it.


I read "optimal strategy" as slightly tongue-in-cheek, considering we don't have direct control over our moods.




Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: