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American Psychological Association Announces “Feeling Like Dying But Not Really Suicidal” New Baseline For Normal Mental Health (thehardtimes.net)
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[–] awnery@lemmy.world 143 points 11 months ago (5 children)

dammit i ate the onion, because that sounds real

[–] SinningStromgald@lemmy.world 60 points 11 months ago

I was like "OMG! They finally understand how I feel!"

[–] Zorque@kbin.social 46 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The best satire borrows heavily from reality.

[–] shootwhatsmyname@lemm.ee 31 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The best satire is reality.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

I’d like to think there was a time that wasn’t true.

[–] Crackhappy@lemmy.world 16 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Fuck. I did too.

[–] awnery@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

my solution is to make rice and veggies

[–] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 12 points 11 months ago (3 children)

It is very real but journalism hasn't quite evolved to state facts yet. They're still at the gaslighting stage of making us think our unhappiness is the result of our own poor choices and shortcomings, and that everyone else is happy except for us.

[–] awnery@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

shuddup unless you want me to help

[–] awnery@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

you are very perceptive

[–] OtakuAltair@lemm.ee 9 points 11 months ago

Yeah Onion hasn't been doing much satire recently. Just real news