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ELI5: why are smart people more prone to depression?
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Smart people, by nature, have more of a realization (or understanding if you will) of the world and how it works.  As well, smart people have a bigger ability to conceptualize things that might happen ("What if?"), and will see more inherent dangers of the world.  Then, as mentioned, there's a certain disconnect people have, mentally, when they can't interact with others socially on their own level.  Truly, the more knowledge and wisdom one has, the more sorrow and grief that comes with it.  Pair that with the realization of how truly vain the world is in so many ways (which comes with being "smart" after a while), and the depression and loneliness comes.  Simply for not "fitting in" as it were.