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I wonder what impact, if any, the Kate Spade suicide had on his decision. Sometimes I wonder if people suffering from depression observe the attention people wh
by southphillyman 8y ago
I wonder what impact, if any, the Kate Spade suicide had on his decision. Sometimes I wonder if people suffering from depression observe the attention people who have committed suicide recently receive and if it's influences their decision in any way. I imagine someone feeling really down right now see's all the love and empathy Bourdain is receiving post posthumously, and it could perhaps incentivize them to make the same decision. Am I reaching here?
- mmiliauskas 8y agoI read somewhere that suicide headlines increase the probability of plain crashes.
- jquinby 8y agoRobert Cialdini talks about this in his book "Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion."
- codingdave 8y agoYou are not reaching - that is always one of my concerns when news like this comes in. But I am gratified to see how many comments on HN are approaching it from a perspective of increasing visibility of the mental health problems we need to solve. Hopefully that message gets out just as strongly as anything else.