this post was submitted on 13 Jun 2026
307 points (97.8% liked)

me_irl

7856 readers
3397 users here now

All posts need to have the same title: me_irl it is allowed to use an emoji instead of the underscore _

founded 3 years ago
MODERATORS
 
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[โ€“] maxmalrichtig@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

You see my life as lacking [...] based on what you like

I think that is exactly the case here. People just can't comprehend how a life other than their own would look like.

I guess that also falls under the Dunning Kruger Effect?

[โ€“] Viceversa@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

I think that is exactly the case here. People just can't comprehend how a life other than their own would look like.

Oh, I can.
For years I had severe clinical depression and it rendered me incapable of feeling almost anything towards my SO, friends and relatives.
It was... I wouldn't wish that upon anyone.

Now medication at last is working and it's like chalk and cheese.