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Depression, suffering, drug use and mental illness are all common traits amongst creative and "great" people. It would be silly to say there's not some connection between them.
How can I judge someone for being a non-conformist when the reason I like their work is because it's non-conformist. I suck at putting what I'm actually trying to say into words. You have to take the good with the bad. It's almost a necessary evil because our definition of mentally ill is a little narrow, you can't really institutionalize every eccentric creative person because they are at higher risk of doing something out of the norm.
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“It is better to be rich and healthy than poor and sick” - Dave Barry
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