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   Church of Jeff (jeffowski@mastodon.world)'s status on Tuesday, 02-Jun-2026 00:14:52 JST Church of Jeff

   Another meme from ten years ago.

   #MentalHealth #MentalIllness #DepressiveRealism #988Lifeline #Depression #Anxiety

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     Church of Jeff (jeffowski@mastodon.world)'s status on Tuesday, 02-Jun-2026 00:32:30 JST Church of Jeff

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     • Isaac Ji Kuo

     @isaackuo -- Oh really...

     So how does that work in this situation?

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     Isaac Ji Kuo (isaackuo@spacey.space)'s status on Tuesday, 02-Jun-2026 00:32:31 JST Isaac Ji Kuo

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     @jeffowski The normative calibration of a homo sapiens's emotional state is based on what would be most likely to propagate genetic lineage, not what was most perceptive of reality.

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     Church of Jeff (jeffowski@mastodon.world)'s status on Tuesday, 02-Jun-2026 00:53:59 JST Church of Jeff

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     • Isaac Ji Kuo

     @isaackuo --

     But people with depression kill themselves. Are you making this up from the top of your head or do you have any citations at all?

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     Isaac Ji Kuo (isaackuo@spacey.space)'s status on Tuesday, 02-Jun-2026 00:54:00 JST Isaac Ji Kuo

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     @jeffowski It implies that we shouldn't expect most people to have an emotional state reflective of perceiving reality accurately.

     We should expect this emotional state to be reflective of what would be most suitable for propagating genetic lineage. Perhaps prioritizing things like "fitting in", and "being stupidly hopeful that one's children will face a better lot".