MutantTailThing@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 13 days agoFor the longest time I suspected I had a depression, but it turns out it’s not me and everything just really sucks that bad.message-squaremessage-square150linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareFor the longest time I suspected I had a depression, but it turns out it’s not me and everything just really sucks that bad.MutantTailThing@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 13 days agomessage-square150linkfedilink
minus-squaremasterspace@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·13 days agoNo, you’re picturing a linear curve on a graph (i.e. a straight line). Most systems in life do not behave linearly though. An S shape is probably more accurate, with happiness levelling off past a certain point.
minus-squareMangoCats@feddit.itlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·12 days agoI’ll agree with the S, but there’s also probably a bit of a bump up at the low end when you get into “nothing left to lose” territory.
No, you’re picturing a linear curve on a graph (i.e. a straight line). Most systems in life do not behave linearly though. An S shape is probably more accurate, with happiness levelling off past a certain point.
I’ll agree with the S, but there’s also probably a bit of a bump up at the low end when you get into “nothing left to lose” territory.