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jasonlotitoyesterday at 1:58 PM2 repliesview on HN

> this focus on mental health is itself unhealthy.

Yes. We should ignore things like school shootings, which have long been described as the result of mental health issues. Ignore PTSD. Soldiers can just pull themselves up by their bootstraps. By all means, ignore the mental health of a rape victim or a child abuse victim. They can just tough it out. Clearly, that's the better strategy.

Oh, and you've been working in this field for how long?


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iugtmkbdfil834yesterday at 2:28 PM

I was not going to engage, but I decided to point out something. Strawmanning on HN won't get you far. There. Hope it helps.

naaskingyesterday at 3:14 PM

You need to do some reading:

"Is raising mental health awareness causing more harm than good?", https://www.clinicaltrialsarena.com/analyst-comment/is-raisi...

"Are We Overdoing Mental Health Awareness?", https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/silicon-psyche/20250...