[hackerspaces] hackerspaces and depression

[Randall Arnold]

I have to second Ed's remarks, especially the governing board portion and last
sentence.  As therapeutic as making in good company can be, makerspaces should
absolutely not be seen as solutions to depression... but rather, one component
in *possible* concert with more direct, professional methods.

> On December 22, 2014 at 12:32 PM Edward L Platt <ed at elplatt.com> wrote:
> 
>     This is a complicated question.
> 
>     Speaking personally, hackerspaces have for me been many things:
>     - A source of community and a place to get together with my friends and
> social support network.
>     - A source of stress that I've had to step back from at times for the sake
> of mental health. This was mostly true when I was a board member and/or
> officer.
> 
>     Also, mentally ill or seriously stressed members who aren't seeking
> treatment and don't have healthy coping mechanisms can be extremely toxic for
> the community.
> 
>     -Ed
> 
>     On Mon, Dec 22, 2014 at 1:17 PM, Clement Quinson < clem at electrolab.fr
> <mailto:clem at electrolab.fr> > wrote:
> 
>         > >         Hi all,
> >         what we've seen here, is that hackerspaces can help people with
> > depression in that:
> >         - they're among similar minded people, what can be NOT the case as
> > an engineer/tech person working in the industry.
> >         - the space is some sort of a social circle, in which interactions
> > can go much further than just sharing tools/projects.
> >         - people can work on meaningful and/or interesting projects, not
> > only what you're told to work on to pay your bills.
> >         I may forget other aspects, but these are the main that come to my
> > mind right now !
> >         C.
> > 
> >         On Mon, Dec 22, 2014 at 2:37 PM, Florencia Edwards <
> > floev22 at gmail.com <mailto:floev22 at gmail.com> > wrote:
> > 
> >             > > >             More info everyone, please. Thanks
> > > 
> > >             2014-12-22 1:10 GMT-03:00 Mark Janssen <
> > > dreamingforward at gmail.com <mailto:dreamingforward at gmail.com> >:
> > > 
> > > 
> > >                 > > > > Hackerspaces provide a space to express oneself
> > >                 > > > > creatively and
> > > >                 productively in an otherwise destructive (semi-)economic
> > > > system that
> > > >                 would exploit such talent for non-creative ends. If you
> > > > need to know
> > > >                 more than that, you can email me personally.
> > > > 
> > > >                 marxos
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