• Cows Look Like Maps@sh.itjust.worksOP
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    11 months ago

    So if I’m understanding correctly, your position is that spending money on vehicle maintenance, fuel, healthcare (presumably for treating the depression?) from a long commute is going to improve the economy by an amount greater than how much the “depressive symptoms” impact the economy?

    Or in other words, it’s fine that there are more cases of depression because it benefits the economy. It hinges on the assumption that someone with depression is “bad for the economy” and that the economy matters more than peoples’ suffering. This is an inherently ableist and morally bankrupt perspective, as is usually the case when distilling everything down to a utilitarian equation.

    • lntl@lemmy.ml
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      11 months ago

      it’s incredible isn’t it?

      seems like this is how it works to me anyway