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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 142 points 1 year ago (6 children)

dammit i ate the onion, because that sounds real

[–] SinningStromgald@lemmy.world 60 points 1 year ago

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

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

The best satire borrows heavily from reality.

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

The best satire is reality.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

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

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

Fuck. I did too.

[–] awnery@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

my solution is to make rice and veggies

[–] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year 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 1 year ago (1 children)

you are very perceptive

[–] awnery@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

we're about to dye!

[–] awnery@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

shuddup unless you want me to help

[–] OtakuAltair@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago

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