Depression is a choice, but that does not mean that most of those making that choice will not insist that There Is No Alternative, even while pissing on every alternative brought forward. Their positions are held not for their explanatory or predictive power but because holding them is a requirement for continuing to hold their positions and incomes. No one wants to admit they are supporting nonsense for money, so they instinctively discredit alternatives.

As the Dutch said while fighting the Spanish: "It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."