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Deaths of uneducated and mentally ill people are sad. The person in that story was not mentally ill, beyond being stupid and refusing to heed plainly obvious w
by Arizhel 10y ago
Deaths of uneducated and mentally ill people are sad.
The person in that story was not mentally ill, beyond being stupid and refusing to heed plainly obvious warnings, and there's no evidence he was uneducated.
There's a difference. There's nothing noble or innocent about being selfish and stubborn and refusing to heed warnings meant to keep people safe who aren't familiar with the serious dangers in a place like Yellowstone.
- eeZah7Ux 10y ago> nothing noble or innocent about being selfish and stubborn Are you saying that people deliberately choose to be "selfish and stubborn" to the point of getting killed, and yet this is not a form of mental illness?
- InitialLastName 10y agoIt's often a special form of mental illness called "16-25 year old maleness"
- Arizhel 10y agoUm, yes? If you think being selfish and stubborn qualifies as a mental illness, I suggest you go talk to a professional psychologist. I'm quite sure they'll disagree. People do stupid and reckless stuff all the time (esp. 16-25yo males as the other commenter pointed out); that doesn't make them mentally ill.