In my view, the authors miss out on the real problem with recruiting depressed people through adverts: depressed people don’t tend to respond to adverts, because depressed people don’t do anything. That’s why they call it depression.
Not exactly. Depression includes both misery and inertia, and they’re somewhat independent from each other. There are people who get a good bit done, but are miserable—sometimes suicidal—for no apparent reason. There are people who can enjoy low-effort hobbies, but have a very hard time doing much of anything else.
Not exactly. Depression includes both misery and inertia, and they’re somewhat independent from each other. There are people who get a good bit done, but are miserable—sometimes suicidal—for no apparent reason. There are people who can enjoy low-effort hobbies, but have a very hard time doing much of anything else.