The main problem I see is that earth is not infinite. You have finite resources that are "owned by everyone" by their nature, and capitalism's competitivness incentivizes their destruction.
World's countries are allowing companies to destroy the climate, forests, and oceans. They (mostly) know it's bad, but if they stopped, they would fall behind. And it doesn't really matter whether the countries are capitalist inside or not - they are competing against each other.
I don't see why it would be different if instead of countries it would be companies competing. If you have two giant companies fishing in ocean, how would you convince one of them to fish less so it doesn't destroy the whole fish population? Any fish it doesn't catch is a gift for the competing company. And sure, two companies can make an agreement, but what if there are hundreds of them? You would think it's logical for all of them to agree on limits so they don't kill all the fish - that would be the end every single fishing company. But how is that different from what's happening with climate change right now?
I've seen a video where someone asked a Czech anarcho-capitalist how would the law in ancap work. He responded that the international law is an ancap law. You don't have a Global State enforcing law on the world's countries. They do whatever they want on their own property (land), and they form coalitions by free agreement to maintain peace and order and to deal with stuff like climate change.
Well, when I look at the world right now, I feel like that's the ultimate argument against ancap. We don't have anything resembling forever global peace, like some people belived after the cold war. The planet is getting warmer and warmer, despite all the global organizations and agreements. Competion is a competition. I don't really see a way out other than a global state or global anarchy - the leftist kind of one.
And I don't want to start on why I think a global state is a terrible idea - that's not what you asked - but I'm obviously for the latter.
Dark skinned people don't need sunscreen, thus don't steal it, white people need it but white people don't steal. (not my opinion oc, for ppl reading this out of context)
Another example from Czechia where I live - polls show the majority of people support marriage for all (gay marriage) and euthanasia, but the political landscape renders both quite impossible to be allowed in the foreseeable future.
I'm not sure why you think I'm talking about people on antidepressants, as I'm on antidepressants too.
So... if it's not helping anything, and arguably harming yourself, what is the point?
There's not. It's not like I wake up and decide to feel bad about something I can't do shit with.
I feel like you read my post as me saying everyone who doesn't have this problem is somehow bad and I'm good. That's not the case - I think it's not helping anyone and hurting me. What you described is obviously the best, but that wouldn't be very interesting question. I asked whether people would prefer the other extreme, that is ignorance.
I've always had boring wallpapers so I thought these drawn were the funniest I've ever had, but I just remembered this wallpaper I had at primary school, that 12 years old me though was super funny:
You put your browser icon in the middle. Hope this is better.
thanks! if you ever wanted to replicate it, this is the optimal sitting position:
It's utterly important to have the drawing arm in the weirdest, most unergonomic position possible. Also place your head on the table so you can take a quick nap if the drawing is too exhausting.
Can you get yours to talk to mine? For me it reinforces feelings for almost everyone else which then reinforces the depression. I often feel like I deserve this, not them.
How it affects your depression depends on whether or how much is it caused by caring about the suffering of people all across the world. What inspired me to post this is a thing I've seen multiple times in comments on the internet - people saying that treating their depression is kind of pointless as it's mostly caused by their awarness of that.
It doesn't take away your emotions or empathy, or your ability to feels strong emotions during a movie. There are many people - I would maybe say the majority - who love their families, pets, neigbors, whatever, but fates of people from somewhere else in the world suffering in wars or genocides leave them cold. They just don't care. Maybe a little, but definitely not as much to feel bad about it on a daily basis.
I do that, but I send the actual message right after, without waiting for a reply to "hi".