Are personalities a bad thing to have?

Originally Posted by Avalokiteshvara

It also might mean that now there exists (where is my existential quantifier ;_; ) a set of people about whom you do not care, and would not help.

Why do you say that?

Also, I don't think that caring for someone means, by necessity, that you must help them.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Avalokiteshvara

edit: Whoever the guy was though, he did cite rising use of anti-depressants, increased number of suicides, and things of that nature, so you see, it wasn't just an off-the-cuff statement. It seems reasonable to draw that conclusion. Of course we could get into some sort of entrenched battle about the reliability of the data, but I was aiming for a casual discussion.

I don't think that information is as easily explained with "lower quality of life" as you might be lead to believe.
Not questioning the source of the data, another reason for an increase in depression and suicides could perhaps be due to unreasonable expectations in the quality of life, which are met with defeat(people wanting movie-star lives, or lives out of movies/tv shows/etc), or people having a quality of life which cannot be maintained.

The data could be solid, but the causes are far from clear.
Just my thought on that little thing.

There's nowhere I can't reach.