Forbes published an article ("Prozac Nation? Is the Party Over?") about antidepressants (Zoloft, Paxil, etc.) and our obsession with using mood-altering drugs to make people (both adults and children) happy. The problem is that we've got kids growing up in homes where parents are barely around, the kid's best friend is the television or PlayStation, and the adults are busting their asses at work to achieve the American Dream. Not suprisingly, a lot of people are unhappy in life, and can't see enough of the big picture to go about changing things to make themselves happier day to day.

So what do you do if you're unhappy? Go see a doctor, and eat some pills. And after a little while, you'll start having other, newer problems in life that are caused by the antidepressants you've been taking to make your life better. Seems kinda circular and pointless.

I wish people would just turn off their fricking televisions for a change and interact with their family and friends, or go outside and ride a bike or swim in a pool. This isn't rocket science; people are social animals, so go be social. It's disappointing that the solution to every problem in America is to find a new pill.