every sentence is about how comparing one’s level of depression to someone who has it even worse isn’t helpful or justified
i can see how you can intrepret this comment as “the OP is putting up norms by measuring their depression and I discourage this”, in an intellectual sense, but reading the ocmment, this read is still marginal, the comment doesn’t really make the case clear.
whatever their experiences are, the writer of the comment isn’t likely writing while currently in a state of depression, and are responsible for communicating. their comment is disorganized and reads like a string of consciousness (because it probably is) and it’s self involved.
note that actually i didn’t downvote the comment by the way.
Thanks for pointing out how dense the comment was. I agree, and I should probably up my bar for how clear my comments need to be so I don’t waste people’s time like this. But two pushbacks:
It’s ok if people make comments they know most people will misinterpret, as long as the misinterpretations are harmless.
And in response to your second point above, what’s wrong with being self-involved?
i can see how you can intrepret this comment as “the OP is putting up norms by measuring their depression and I discourage this”, in an intellectual sense, but reading the ocmment, this read is still marginal, the comment doesn’t really make the case clear.
whatever their experiences are, the writer of the comment isn’t likely writing while currently in a state of depression, and are responsible for communicating. their comment is disorganized and reads like a string of consciousness (because it probably is) and it’s self involved.
note that actually i didn’t downvote the comment by the way.
Thanks for pointing out how dense the comment was. I agree, and I should probably up my bar for how clear my comments need to be so I don’t waste people’s time like this. But two pushbacks:
It’s ok if people make comments they know most people will misinterpret, as long as the misinterpretations are harmless.
And in response to your second point above, what’s wrong with being self-involved?