3 ms·

There was an article that I can't find for the life of me about how someone suffering with depression had killed himself, and it was only a long time afterwards

There was an article that I can't find for the life of me about how someone suffering with depression had killed himself, and it was only a long time afterwards that any friends friends knew because Facebook hadn't been showing his posts. IIRC they looked through his feed and there had been basically cries for help, but no one had seem them because Facebook was prioritizing engagement and not personal content. How many other people are trying to reach out on Facebook, thinking that no one cares, when the reality is that no one even sees?

banku_brougham 9y ago
This looks like a dark and completely likely situation
- whateveruser 9y ago
  Fortunately for me, it didn't go that far. But I know that feeling, because I've been there. I cut off facebook after a pretty low point in my life, and to this day, it has been the best decision I ever made.
DashRattlesnake 9y ago
> someone suffering with depression had killed himself, and it was only a long time afterwards that any friends friends knew because Facebook hadn't been showing his posts. > IIRC they looked through his feed and there had been basically cries for help, but no one had seem them because Facebook was prioritizing engagement and not personal content. Don't worry! Facebook is working on an AI to detect such posts and refer the suicidal users to help! No need to bring his friends down with his negativity and decrease their engagement! /s I wish I was joking: https://www.theverge.com/2017/11/28/16709224/facebook-suicidal-thoughts-ai-help https://www.theverge.com/2017/11/28/16709224/facebook-suicid.... Social networks like Facebook have contributed to a big rise in depression, but instead of course correcting, we get buzzword tech band-aids.
- philipov 9y ago
  If you want to sell glass, better go break some windows.
B0btheBuilder 9y ago
"A friend of mine died and I didn't know because of algorithms": https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15956811 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15956811
thecatspaw 9y ago
this reads like a black mirror episode

banku_brougham 9y ago

This looks like a dark and completely likely situation

whateveruser 9y ago
Fortunately for me, it didn't go that far. But I know that feeling, because I've been there. I cut off facebook after a pretty low point in my life, and to this day, it has been the best decision I ever made.

DashRattlesnake 9y ago

> someone suffering with depression had killed himself, and it was only a long time afterwards that any friends friends knew because Facebook hadn't been showing his posts. > IIRC they looked through his feed and there had been basically cries for help, but no one had seem them because Facebook was prioritizing engagement and not personal content. Don't worry! Facebook is working on an AI to detect such posts and refer the suicidal users to help! No need to bring his friends down with his negativity and decrease their engagement! /s I wish I was joking: https://www.theverge.com/2017/11/28/16709224/facebook-suicidal-thoughts-ai-help https://www.theverge.com/2017/11/28/16709224/facebook-suicid.... Social networks like Facebook have contributed to a big rise in depression, but instead of course correcting, we get buzzword tech band-aids.

philipov 9y ago
If you want to sell glass, better go break some windows.

B0btheBuilder 9y ago

"A friend of mine died and I didn't know because of algorithms": https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15956811 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15956811

thecatspaw 9y ago

this reads like a black mirror episode