and finally,

this from commenter Stanislav on The Total Perspective Vortex (bolds mine):

This comes as no surprise to me. Many of the intelligent and rational folks I know (including myself) are disproportionally inclined towards depression.

We don’t have the ability that most “normal” people have to sugar-coat reality with religion, susperstition, magical thinking, or just plain ostrich syndrome.

We see the world and life as they really are, and

it ain’t a pretty picture.