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[–] SnarkoPolo@lemmy.world 32 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Blaming the individual for social problems is big business. Frank Freeway is burned out and angry from a two hour commute to a dead end job with shitty pay, mandatory weekends, high deductible health care, and draconian bosses. Meanwhile, his kid's school funding has been cut and high prices are breaking the finances.

So Frank's boss complains that he's not happy-smiley at work, and sends him to a shrink who tells him he's ungrateful, and prescribes powerful antidepressants. So, hey, the psychiatry business makes money as long as everyone blames the individual.

[–] Capybara_mdp@reddthat.com 4 points 17 hours ago

His boss… sends him to a shrink? What fantasy is this??