Yes, it’s called “capitalism”, and “disdain for intellectualism and the arts” is one of the principles of Fascism (which a few areas seem to be interested in lately, alas).
I don’t have an answer for it, other than unplug, consume less, think more, and become the person you and your community are waiting for you to be. Cheers! jz
No rush man 
The devils greatest lie is we have no time.
@jzohrab said it right, coverd the gist, what a world. Also true what u said, typing from the car, I know how it is when you’re gutted, we should have a pinned thread for this sort of thing, I’m always in and out of self-doubt.
@tommo may be this is a good idea, or not, there I go again 
You asking about the political discussion? In general politics is not forbidden in this forum, provided people don’t start insulting each other 
But in the case of this particular thread (Musician Mental Health) I feel it’s a very important topic and a political digression is probably just distracting!
EDIT: just to clarify, I think it’s totally ok to have a discussion of capitalism & music, and like @jzohrab I am also very worried about the modern anti-intellectualism tendencies of many countries, but I’d probably separate it into a different thread and keep this one focused on mental health.
Not politics @tommo, was asking about a pinned topic for people having a hard time mentally; we can always be there to prop each other up, the stress levels are always high with learning to play efficiently.
On politics, yes it’s a different situation, though I in @jzohrab defence more than politics they were alluding to industry practices, which, of course, is dictated by politics, I guess it’s a thin line and can easily get into a spiral, on such lines I agree we must not pollute and break policy.
I too have strong thoughts on the current political situation, but that’s best left to personal messaging.
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I missed that; didn’t know it’s not banned, I just stay away cause it tends to get heated. It’s refreshing to know it’s allowed as long as decorum is maintained! Very cool!
Oh I see - sorry for misunderstanding! Yes it’s a great idea to have a topic to support each other!
Not sure about pinning because I don’t think we have ever pinned anything on the forum “from above” (i.e. done by the admins in a way that it will apply to every user in the same way) - we just let the topics go up and down based on activity - in the hope that this reflects what the community prefers to talk about. I think there may be a way for the interested people to pin the topic for themselves though - let me check and come back to you!