Mental health has long been neglected due to deep-rooted stigma, viewing it as weakness or moral failing rather than a medical issue. Historical misconceptions linked it to supernatural causes or danger, leading to discrimination and isolation. Unlike physical illnesses, mental health problems are often invisible, harder to diagnose, and receive far less funding—many countries allocate under 1% of health budgets. This results in limited access to care, delayed treatment, and perpetuated cycles of suffering.https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-neglect-of-mental-illness/ https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/explore-mental-health/a-z-topics/stigma-and-discrimination https://www.who.int/europe/news/item/26-06-2024-the-overwhelming-case-for-ending-stigma-and-discrimination-in-mental-health
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The reality of scenery exists objectively as physical terrain and natural processes, independent of human presence. Yet, its perception as "landscape" or meaningful scenery emerges only through human gaze, narrative, and cultural interpretation—framing, naming, and imbuing it with emotion or story. Without observers, nature persists, but "scenery" as aesthetic or symbolic entity does not. Phenomenology underscores this: experience constitutes landscape, blending objective world with subjective embodiment.https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/environmental-aesthetics/https://landscapestory.co.uk/2024/02/29/philosophy-of-landscape/https://journals.openedition.org/estetica/7426
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The authenticity of landscape can survive post-processing if edits enhance rather than invent—adjusting light, contrast, and color to reveal what the eye saw, not to fabricate a new reality. True authenticity lies in intent: honoring the scene’s essence, not chasing fantasy.https://www.naturephotographers.network https://www.landscapephotography magazine.com
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