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Moral relativism and the postmodern position of 'nothing is true' (with the accompanying commandment not to think about anything too deeply because, again, no underlying truths exist) are now more than ever at the core of Western thought and the main reason that, despite the fact that the West has and continues to pillage and extract resources around the world thanks to their military superiority (and moral relativism plus a real belief in the racial superiority of Europeans) and probably enjoy some of the materially richer and safer existences ever, people in these countries have to pop pills/drugs/booze or turn the gun on their families and themselves to deal with their existences. The confusion is unbearable, and the lack of stable, productive, morally fulfilling ideology makes one aimless and prone to failure because the world and their understanding of the world are not compatible (can't make good predictions if your starting point is wrong or inexistent!).
I expect disagreement and even harassment on Lemmy/Western online spaces because, well, I know who I'm talking to. But doctors don't waste their time on the healthy! Travel a bit and go to brown places and you'll see what I'm talking about.
Eh, in "brown places" they would mock you for even admitting you have mental struggle. That used to be true even in the west not so long ago, when I was growing up, it was still being mocked and made fun of.
So no, "brown countries" don't have this solved, the west is simply currently in a phase where it's ok to not pretend everything is fine just because of peer pressure.
And that helps with the slow process of healing, if you have to bury all your traumas deep instead, you can't ever heal.
Mine and previous generations have a shitton of traumas buried deep, but we were the first who started trying to be better in this regard. Our kids will have much better mental health simply because fewer of us have untreated personality disorders that we spread onto our children.
I wish everyone had the opportunity to search for balance. The pills just extend how long you can carry the discomfort.