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Off-hand? Algorithm driven social media, β€œnews” media generally, politicians, family/kids. The last is at least usually tolerable, or at least correctable. The rest should be taken only in moderation with a mound full of salt.

[–] bokherif@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Powerful people. People who have the money and the power are corrupt EVERYWHERE. Yet we ignore this and move on and pay and pay and pay.

[–] akkajdh999@programming.dev 3 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

We just need to give a good guy all the power and money so he can keep people from becoming greedy and powerful! This works right?

[–] JackLSauce@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Idk what your society or definition of "insanity" is but assuming you're asking what we believe most commonly leads to one's mental health entering a negative feedback loop:

Broadly speaking it's some form of hopeless desperation (yes, the hopeless qualifier matters here) that commonly kicks into high gear after falling into homelessness, at least based on my own observations

Some also get to play on hard mode simply for winning the genetic and/or socio-economic anti-lottery

[–] infinite_ass@leminal.space 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

So like, chronic stress?

I know it makes me crazy when I work too much. A few years of that would definitely send me over the edge.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 month ago

concentration of capital and means of production in the hands of a handful of oligarchs exploiting the rest of society

Brutal school bullying from 80's to mid 90's and nobody giving a shit. Now we have middle aged people still broken and unable to function properly.

[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 month ago

money and leverage

[–] voracitude@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

Which society?

[–] zephiriz@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Lack of mental stimulation ( I would also add sence of acomplishment to go with that mental stimulation.) People like to solve problem and feel good about solving those problems. When you have nothing to engage your brain it turns to other things even when those things arnt real. If you do do things with your brain but you never get any reward for it you tend to look for more extream things.

[–] weeeeum@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] infinite_ass@leminal.space 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I was thinking maybe testosterone and estrogen.

[–] whydudothatdrcrane@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 weeks ago

These are chemicals found in every single human, how can you think they cause insanity? Also environmental stressors play a big role on mental health issues, but what you call "insanity" might be better defined as neurotransmitter imbalance, and it has not a lot to do with sex hormones, but a totally different set of chemicals.

[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 4 points 4 weeks ago

Your landed lord demands tribute in 27 days.

[–] xilliah@beehaw.org 2 points 3 weeks ago

Neverending obsession people have with sex. Yes, I get it, it's fun, and adventurous, and all those other amazing things. Can I just enjoy the rest of my life now?