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It strikes me as being morally repulsive and intellectually absurd that people die of want in a world of surplus.

But I think Prozac is a lethal drug, I've several friends just haven't made it by taking Prozac.

But if somebody dies, if something happens to you, there is a normal process of depression, it is part of being human, and some people view it as a learning experience etc.

What's the point in having a company of secretaries?

It's like you asked me about the depression thing: you grope towards an understanding of whatever it is your going through, and it's not personal, there are forces in play around you, and you seek to understand them and that way you can go on

Certainly, I think being depressed is absolutely part of the human condition, it has to be, if there's joy there's its opposite, and it's something you ride if you possibly can.