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by nilsherzig 771 days ago
Oh absolutely, I didn't mean to imply that these minor annoyances outweigh the benefits for society.

Being able to talk about issues like mental health problems is incredibly important and even nowadays in a modern country like Germany, not everyone is happy to do so. Every little bit of normalization helps.

Apart from that, I think it's better to help a few people who "didn't really need it" than to make it harder for those who really need help to get it.