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"Literally nothing existentially difficult" flies in the face of the unprecedented increase in suicide among people coming of age which started precisely around

• jariel 6y ago
  Your comment 'flies in the face' of the fact that suicide has not materially changed that much in 50 years [1] (it's up a couple of points since 1980) - and the fact that rates of suicide are currently, literally almost 1/2 what they were before WW2. [2] Once again proving my point: flippant assertions that 'the world is hard' when actual data suggests just the opposite. Taking your example, suicide, we're very materially, measurably, scientifically, much better off. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_in_the_United_States#:~:text=In%202018%2C%20there%20were%2048%2C344,rate%20recorded%20in%2028%20years https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_in_the_United_States#:.... [2] https://www.newscientist.com/article/2207007-us-suicide-rate-at-its-highest-since-the-end-of-the-second-world-war/ https://www.newscientist.com/article/2207007-us-suicide-rate...
  • MacsHeadroom 6y ago
    Your sources clearly show Suicide skyrocketing since the 90s ended. More importantly, my claim was the change in suicide "among people coming of age." Suicide of minors has never been higher, ever.
• tasuki 6y ago
  During actually tough times such as world wars, suicides rates go down [0]. Suicide rates are up because people lack purpose and meaning, not because their lives have suddenly gotten tougher. [0]: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/296539307_Suicide_rates_before_during_and_after_the_world_wars https://www.researchgate.net/publication/296539307_Suicide_r...