S3:E23 Is Culture Causing Us Brain Damage? On Depression and Anxiety (Season 3 Finale)
Theology on Mission · Theology on Mission
June 14, 201827m 27s
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Show Notes
Why are we so anxious and depressed?
Is it us or is it our culture?
David Fitch and Geoff Holsclaw conclude season 3 by talking about the recent celebrity suicides, and what it says about our culture that demand our happiness but still judges us as failures.
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The two articles we talked about were:
"Americans are depressed and suicidal because something is wrong with our culture," by Kirsten Powers (https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/06/09/kate-spade-suicide-anthony-bourdain-depression-culture-success-column/687388002/)
"Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?" Jean Twenge (https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/09/has-the-smartphone-destroyed-a-generation/534198/)