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Depression != suicide. Depressed people don't usually kill themselves, even under modern circumstances where suicide rates are elevated because means of easy suicide are widespread[1].

1: https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2020/06/handgun-owner...

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> The lifetime risk of suicide among patients with untreated depressive disorder is nearly 20%. (Gotilb I, Hammen C. (2002). Handbook of Depression.)

https://www.dbsalliance.org/education/depression/statistics/

I'd call that significant, particularly considering the pace of evolution and how recently mankind started treating depression.

That being said, a (self-perceived) burden can free the tribe from their own weight without suicide: social withdrawal and isolation are fairly common in depression.

But as I said, that's just something I've occasionally pondered about. I might be wrong about it, as other users have already pointed out.

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