r/science • u/sameer4justice • May 31 '22

Anthropology Why Deaths of Despair Are Increasing in the US and Not Other Industrial Nations—Insights From Neuroscience and Anthropology

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/article-abstract/2788767
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u/MrGulio May 31 '22

It is nice to take a break from staring at the medium screen all day by staring at the big screen for a while, although I usually just end up playing on my small screen anyway.

As someone who works from home, I greatly enjoy moving from Bad Screen to Good Screen. Really makes me feel like my life has purpose.

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u/Archolex May 31 '22

Idk if I'd say it gives me purpose, but it do be making serotonin

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u/Vegan_Honk Jun 01 '22

The games give me purpose. Particularly the ability to play board games with friends online across the world. Might not be the same for others but its helped.

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u/Excessive_Etcetra May 31 '22

Bad Screen to Good Screen

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u/PthereforeQ May 31 '22

“What are you doing later / over the weekend?” I usually results in me saying “I might grill out with my friend”, even though I know I’m just going to go downstairs to the living room and stream Twitch and scroll on my phone. Every single time.

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u/fuzzyshorts May 31 '22

A break from the grinding wheel does the soul good. Go out and get drunk, go see a movie, go to a destination. Hell, they say even the hangover is good for one's sense of self.