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amos106 t1_j7v3u9u wrote

Reply to comment by percadae in People from the poorest backgrounds are far more likely to develop a mental disorder later in life than those from wealthier beginnings. More than half of people with a low educational attainment at age 30 will have a diagnosis of a mental disorder 22 years later by Wagamaga

Human beings are incredible at their ability to adapt and persist through struggle. The struggle isn't the issue, it's struggle without any reward. Parents work their fingers to the bone on a daily basis in order to give their children opportunities, and they're often content with that path as long as their kids have the chance to do better.

The flip side is what happens to society when things are structured in a way that makes improvement impossible? Individually that may manifest itself as a mental health problem, but what happens when the majority of people start to struggle with these same issues?

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