>>41551537
>Seems more like a societal consequence
Major depression is not caused by society. Whatever you are describing is not a mental illness, it's a social identity.
>to find ways
Two of depression's symptoms are the feelings of hopelessness and helplessness. If you have depression you are not going to seek help.
>that has a harder time managing it.
Self-isolation is another symptom of depression. It's not really about how well you can manage it, it's more about the fact that depression is unmanageable by definition.
>Although that also depends on how someone defines depression at a fundamental level and at what extent it's considered "valid".
>Let's play the semantics game with psychiatric diagnostic criteria
Kek.
Have you ever been depressed, anon?