So, you decided to read the article calling people to "cheer up" as something that is addressed only to depressed (and as such futile).
Because, really, it's only people who are depressed that don't cheer up, and nobody else is moody/grumpy with no reason and could use the advise, right?
Think of the second example you give: "Are you in a wheelchair? Get up and walk around!"
If the article had "Get up and walk around!" as the title (in the same way this has "cheer up") would you take it as addressed to people in wheelchairs?
What about all the sedetary people that sit in front of a PC or on their couch 24/7 but are PERFECTLY capable of getting up and walking around? The article would be obviously addressing them in that case.
So why read this title as addressing "mentally ill/chemically imbalanced" depressed cases?
Because, really, it's only people who are depressed that don't cheer up, and nobody else is moody/grumpy with no reason and could use the advise, right?
Think of the second example you give: "Are you in a wheelchair? Get up and walk around!"
If the article had "Get up and walk around!" as the title (in the same way this has "cheer up") would you take it as addressed to people in wheelchairs?
What about all the sedetary people that sit in front of a PC or on their couch 24/7 but are PERFECTLY capable of getting up and walking around? The article would be obviously addressing them in that case.
So why read this title as addressing "mentally ill/chemically imbalanced" depressed cases?