Because intense disappointment is very obviously transitory, and it would be laughable to indulge the petulant temper tantrums of impotent flakes.
Whatever this syndrome represents should be nothing compared to the break-up of a serious, long-term romantic relationship, or a particularly punishing loss that ruins a gambler.
Furthermore, it's a clear indicator that psychology and psychiatry are soft sciences with imprecise qualifiers of conditions. It's fair to push for the classification of sensations, emotions and the manner of thought formation (suicide ideation, eureka/ah-ha moments), but just because someone had unrealistic expectations for their dream vacation, which is now ruined, and must be endured for several days, doesn't mean they have a mental illness that needs intervention.
This is like one of those dubious maladies that a placebo could dispell. I like to say that Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) is equal parts a hypochondriac's dream and a snake oil salesman's profit center. Is it real? Are the afflicted just pretenders? Actually, does it even matter?
I think the disappointment and disillusionment is real, and what a pain in the ass the rest of the vacation will be, if your stuck in a hotel room with someone like this, but their mopey, sulky attitude is just a mood.
After the 2016 election, lots of people were demonstrating a similar mood, the next morning. So, this sort of thing is a fact of life. There are winners and losers, and unforced errors.
You're going to tie this to deceptive advertising? And then what?
What else will you strap rubber baby buggy bumpers to, in order to offer emotional support for the sad people who suffered the indignity of their feet touching the ground?
Whatever this syndrome represents should be nothing compared to the break-up of a serious, long-term romantic relationship, or a particularly punishing loss that ruins a gambler.
Furthermore, it's a clear indicator that psychology and psychiatry are soft sciences with imprecise qualifiers of conditions. It's fair to push for the classification of sensations, emotions and the manner of thought formation (suicide ideation, eureka/ah-ha moments), but just because someone had unrealistic expectations for their dream vacation, which is now ruined, and must be endured for several days, doesn't mean they have a mental illness that needs intervention.
This is like one of those dubious maladies that a placebo could dispell. I like to say that Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) is equal parts a hypochondriac's dream and a snake oil salesman's profit center. Is it real? Are the afflicted just pretenders? Actually, does it even matter?
I think the disappointment and disillusionment is real, and what a pain in the ass the rest of the vacation will be, if your stuck in a hotel room with someone like this, but their mopey, sulky attitude is just a mood.
After the 2016 election, lots of people were demonstrating a similar mood, the next morning. So, this sort of thing is a fact of life. There are winners and losers, and unforced errors.
You're going to tie this to deceptive advertising? And then what?
What else will you strap rubber baby buggy bumpers to, in order to offer emotional support for the sad people who suffered the indignity of their feet touching the ground?