60: The Beautiful Depression
Episode description
In this episode we will be discussing the strange state of our world...again. This time via online depression, starting with Tumblr. We will also be looking at how pop culture and the internet come together to capture the hearts and minds of young people that spend way too much time online. How has depression become sexy, beautiful and edgy and how is that hurting each new generation that grows up to consume these subliminal messages?
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Content warning: This episode includes topics such as depression, mental health and suicide. Some listeners may find these topics and stories upsetting . Listener discretion is advised, this is not a deep dive.
Source material:
https://www.bustle.com/articles/7736-sadspiration-social-media-paints-a-pretty-skewed-image-of-depression
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/10/social-media-is-redefining-depression/280818/
http://www.neontommy.com/news/2014/07/reaction-time-lana-del-rey-and-her-superficial-summertime-sadness.html
https://www.teenvogue.com/story/13-reasons-why-netflix-most-popular-show-social-media