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Originally posted by Alex K. Viefhaus:
Sorry my phrasing wasn't clear. In third world countries where there is limited access to televsion and newspapers of world events there is a lower incident of depression. Research conducted in nursing homes found that those who are more inclined to watch the news or read newspapers are more prone to depression than those who do not.
AlexK
This is not an attack just a criticism. Firstly, wouldn't these third world countries people be more affected by the majority of world issues, hence they would be more affected by them. Going by this logic, shouldn't people without TV's who don't normally read newspapers rarely come across depression either, even though they may be more affected by what is reporting e.g the homeless, drug addicts or even most busy people who are devote most of their time to work, a group that is prone to depression.
Secondly, this could be because they [patients] are isolated from the outside world rather than a link to the actual newspapers and TV.
Wouldn't being exposed to the majority of world events have more effect on people than simply reading / hearing about it, an analogy would be if your house burnt down as opposed to hearing that somebody elses house burnt down. I am expecting that since you photoread often, assuming you've read hundreds of books hence well read, and are now part of the company, that you would know this, and know this, that they are more exposed. Once again, this is not an attack, your posts are normally very helpful, but I disagree with your post on the basis that you have the wrong idea about third world countries and it's people and also the general arguement. However, I have noticed that a lot of people some third world countries seemed happy despite their struggles, this could be down to cultural differences though, rather than current affairs, which they have a sound understanding of.
