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[Without writing on the ethical issues of producing such a show or the validity of the studies] The Netflix spokesperson's response is utter nonsense: "The sp
by anthony_romeo 7y ago
[Without writing on the ethical issues of producing such a show or the validity of the studies]
The Netflix spokesperson's response is utter nonsense:
"The spokesperson noted that the study conflicts with research published last week out of the University of Pennsylvania. That study found that young adults, ages 18-29, who watched the entire second season of the show 'reported declines in suicide ideation and self-harm relative to those who did not watch the show at all.'"
There isn't any conflict at all. The original study being discussed is data on the release of Season 1. Data on the effect of Season 2 is irrelevant (not to mention the article's note that the second study is still problematic regarding those who did not watch the entire season).
- JohnJamesRambo 7y agoIf you kill yourself you can't watch Season 2. It's really idiotic for Netflix to even try to trot that out as an excuse.
- inetknght 7y agoIdiotic? That's marketing departments literally everywhere.
- awakeasleep 7y agoGhastly thought: If the show didn't increase suicidal ideation in healthy individuals, but did make those with existing suicidal thoughts more likely to kill themselves, an observer would see a decrease in reported suicidal thought among the remaining viewers.
- in_cahoots 7y agoThey also study two different age ranges. The increase in suicides was among youth ages 10-17, while the 18-34 group saw no change. This seems especially disingenuous to me.