Unhappy People are Stupid

Introduction

I'm sure I'm going to piss a lot of people off with this article. Usually when I write about something I hate, the object of my hatred does not typically apply to everyone in the world except myself. Thus, often there is at least a couple people out there in the vastness of the web that agree with Excrucio. But not today, because today I hate depressed people! And I swear, everyone in the world is depressed but me!

Every god-damn day I hear some whiny little bitch complain about anxiety, stress, sadness, loneliness, or some other inferior emotion. These people are stupid. And guess how many people this is? I'd say about 6,599,999,999. The number's not an even 6.6 billion (Earth's human population size) 'cause I'm not in there, simply because I'm better than you. I don't feel those feelings. Don't believe me? That's your problem! You're welcome to be wrong if you want.

Intelligence Quotient, or Lack Thereof

Let's look at the evidence, shall we? I love evidence. People with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) often have lower than average IQs. This applies to the person both before and after they develop PTSD. It seems that smarter people are more resistant to feeling this form of stress. Apparently those with PTSD are too stupid to realize that their feelings don't matter, and that they should stop feeling them. They need to get the fuck over it! Stupid people like to pretend that they have problems. They don't, but I'd like to give them some.

Interestingly, women are also much more likely to get PTSD than men, not just stupid people. The ratio of men to women here is like 1:5. And yes, women are still more likely to get PTSD when the source of the trauma is the same for both genders (e.g. rape, etc.). Of course, women's IQs are not that much lower than men's, so intelligence isn't important here. It's probably just emotional makeup, not intellectual makeup. I guess women are just really "emotional". Who would have guessed?

People with a diagnosis of a depressive disorder are also likely to have slightly lower IQs.
I'm guessing this is for 1 or more of 2 reasons:

1. One, depression/anxiety is bad for your physical health/immune system. And what's bad for your health is bad for your brain. It might explain why the depressed are more likely to get Alzheimer's and die early. Good riddance!
2. Second, stupid people (such as those who are depressed), probably have nothing else to do with their small imaginations except think about how "hard" they have it, instead of actually doing something that matters.

One Advantage to Depression

Unhappy people aren't completely worthless. That is, if you compare them to the average person; but that's rarely a complement. You see, people with depression got one thing right: they are worthless. They are quite correct on this matter. Most people aren't so lucky. In survey data relating to the average person's evaluation of their own self worth, the average person thinks he/she is above average, which is fucking stupid! It's just statistically impossible, but don't try explaining this to the average person. You may make their brain hurt. On second thought, do explain this to them: make their brains hurt bad, and bring their self esteem crashing irreparably to the ground.

People consistently think they are "better" than most other people in areas such as: intelligence, morality, driving ability, and physical attractiveness. Let me give you an example: 80% of people think they are in the top 20% of physically attractive people. It's times like this when I hate happy people almost as much as I hate unhappy people. How dare stupidity make you a happier person! Stupidity should make you suffer! Stupid people don't deserve happiness. Now you know it's true when they say ignorance is bliss.

Anyway, how did people diagnosed with clinical depression do on these surveys? Well, as it turned out, they don't have low self esteem. They have accurate self esteem. That is, only 20% of the depressed would say such a thing as them being in the top 20% for physical attractiveness. As it turns out, when someone whines about how worthless they are, they're probably right. The depressed are a bunch of losers.

However, if you're a loser, don't just sit around feeling sorry for your loser self, do something about it! People with depression perform more poorly on certain cognitive tests when persistence is required to win. They give up early, in what is called learned helplessness. Confident people, even if their confidence is misplaced (and it likely is), outperform everyone else on these tests. You may be a loser, but crying about it all day makes you an even bigger loser.

Aggression, not Depression: a Better Alternative

All sadness, anxiety, and depression is is an internally destructive reaction to adversity. These feelings lower your own self regard. When faced with adversity or conflict, don't focus your destruction of your ego inwards, focus your destruction outwards. Why should you suffer, even for your own faults? Take it out on the world! Aggression, not depression. Homicide, not suicide. With hatred, anything is possible.

If things are actually going bad for you, and it's not just your feeble imagination, then don't be sad, be angry. Anger is fun. It increases the production of the neurotransmitter, endorphins, in the brain. And endorphins are great. They are classified as a narcotic drug, like heroin, opium, and Rush Limbaugh's favorite: Oxycontin. But endorphins are a biologically and naturally produced, not to mention legal, drug. So O.D. on this all you damn well like. Endorphins can have symptoms of euphoria and also work as an analgesic. This is why I get fuckin' high every time I'm angry. I'm high on narcosis. That's why anger is fun. So never restrain yourself when you're angry: let it all out in a mad rushing, violent burst of overwhelming energy. Let it fill your veins and consume your mind. Anger is a legal drug.

Conclusion

People who feel sorry for themselves all damn day need to suck it up and shut up. Your problems are not important, and you don't have it hard. And even if you do, good, I know you deserve it. You know how I can tell? You're not me! People who are depressed have lower IQs and also die earlier. They've got nothing better to do than be dead. If you're faced with a stressful situation, don't focus your hatred inward and lower your self esteem. Focus your hatred outward, and lower your esteem of everyone else! Depression and anxiety are not enjoyable, but anger is (at least for me). So why don't you feel that instead? And while it's true that anger stresses the immune system as much as depression does, and thus those with high levels of anger die just as early as those with depression, at least you'll die happy.