Honest question here. Why are people from first-world countries able to suffer from depression? They are literally guaranteed that they will never die from poverty or crime. Just take a look at the main causes of death in developed countries, they're all medical diseases.
Come to Latin America or go to Asia, people die from poverty and crime in the millions. Now those are real causes of depression.
Not knowing when you will get fired from your minimum wage job. Not knowing when you will get another job. Not knowing how you will survive in the near future. Not knowing when some criminal will stab you from the back to steal whatever little money you have. Not knowing whether you'll die from starvation or from violence.
You will call me a troll, a bait, or whatever. But this is sincerely what I believe: people in ideal conditions have no reason or excuse to get depression. I post this thread because I want to hear your opinions about this, and perhaps change my way of thinking.
If you really believe I'm just saying this to rustle some jimmies, then leave this thread because nothing I say will convince you that I'm giving my honest opinion about this issue. Only post here if you have something productive to say.