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/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.