E sarà mia colpa, Se cosi è*

The false, the evil, and the ugly are everywhere presented as the true, the good, and the beautiful. That is how things stand. One who sees this way is said to be depressed, which is, of course, a distortion and trivialization. Then, with glib pseudo-science, our medical community reduces the "depression" to a serotonin deficiency. It is comforting to know that the pharma companies have solved this "disease" and have convinced their vast sales force (ie., doctors) to prescribe their drugs so eagerly. Why, just fill in the 10 question quiz in the waiting room to see if you are "depressed" and qualify for a Zoloft prescription. What a pathetic farce this entire health care system has become. As for the false, the evil, and the ugly, that is how things stand today. The only question is whether this has always been the case.
*And will it be my fault, if things are so? Stendhal, Le Rouge et le Noir, Chapter 4, Book 1; apocryphal quote attributed to Machiavelli