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7/3/2025, 7:23:32 PM
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Therapy serves two major functions for urban Millennials.
First, it's a substitute for religion. You have this regular ritual you attend to receive emotional catharsis and anyone who doesn't participate is sus, like the equivalent of being a Catholic or atheist in the Deep South in the 50's.
Second, it's a sort of white collar liberal purity test for dating. It shows you're working full-time and have decent insurance. Therapy people talk about needing to audition 3-4 therapists before finding a good one and there's no way you have the time/money for that if you're low-wage. It also flushes out conservatives(who would seek colace from religion) as well as centrist normies and libertarians(who have a very "just deal with it" attitude).
Therapy serves two major functions for urban Millennials.
First, it's a substitute for religion. You have this regular ritual you attend to receive emotional catharsis and anyone who doesn't participate is sus, like the equivalent of being a Catholic or atheist in the Deep South in the 50's.
Second, it's a sort of white collar liberal purity test for dating. It shows you're working full-time and have decent insurance. Therapy people talk about needing to audition 3-4 therapists before finding a good one and there's no way you have the time/money for that if you're low-wage. It also flushes out conservatives(who would seek colace from religion) as well as centrist normies and libertarians(who have a very "just deal with it" attitude).
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