Anthony Bourdain was a global ambassador and a gifted writer who helped instill in me a love of travel. He will be missed. He had a life envied by many and thi

Anthony Bourdain was a global ambassador and a gifted writer who helped instill in me a love of travel. He will be missed. He had a life envied by many and this goes to show that you never know what is going on in someone else's head. Today are more interconnected than ever, but the skin-deep interactions we have through our phones & the digital highlight reels we project can mask both mental health issues and a lack of true meaningful relationships. The article mentions that he committed suicide while shooting Parts Unknown in France. This will affect many lives, not the least of which are all of the people working on the show. I hope CNN takes care of them financially. A relevant but tangential point - Slate Star Codex just published an analysis that after controlling for guns, the US has one of the lowest suicide rates of the developed world[0]. That's not to say that mental health isn't the main issue, but rather that there are also practical policy steps that should be taken to limit the number of preventable suicides. [0] http://slatestarcodex.com/2018/05/31/in-search-of-missing-us-suicides/ http://slatestarcodex.com/2018/05/31/in-search-of-missing-us...