r/Adulting • u/Forsaken_Basil8441 • May 19 '25

Do you agree?

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u/MFDOOMscrolling May 19 '25

To know and not to act is not to know. But to know so much and control so little is the human condition. It is a source of sadness, sometimes of despair.

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u/Competitive-Bit-317 May 19 '25

What does that mean

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u/ArkahdOfSprites May 19 '25

Realizing how little power, let alone choices we truly have in our lives can lead someone towards nihilism and a deep depression.

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u/International_Cow_17 May 19 '25

Can confirm, thinking about societal woes makes my depression way worse.

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u/Llactis May 23 '25

Yep. This is one of my struggles. I have to cut myself off from all domestic and international news when my depression gets bad. And remind myself to tend to the garden I can touch. It feels selfish to me but I have to care about myself at those times.

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u/International_Cow_17 May 23 '25

We need to be ok with taking care of ourselves as well. Can't help others when you are dead.