I would argue that most depression is something more philosophical and behavioral then simple material conditions.
It is a state of disconnect from one's own life and the World At Large. This is symptomatic of a loss of individual agency and ability to interact with their environment in a personally meaningful way.
All the free gym memberships and free food in the world is useless if individuals don't want to go to the gym or cook the food. In reality, there are opportunities for free recreation and cheap healthy food readily available, but that isn't the bottleneck.
Bottleneck is trained helplessness which leads people to self medicate and watch an average of 40 plus hours of Television a week instead of doing something that actually Sparks Joy.
It is a state of disconnect from one's own life and the World At Large. This is symptomatic of a loss of individual agency and ability to interact with their environment in a personally meaningful way.
All the free gym memberships and free food in the world is useless if individuals don't want to go to the gym or cook the food. In reality, there are opportunities for free recreation and cheap healthy food readily available, but that isn't the bottleneck.
Bottleneck is trained helplessness which leads people to self medicate and watch an average of 40 plus hours of Television a week instead of doing something that actually Sparks Joy.