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In this climate if it saves just one life it's worth it.

• Kinrany 5y ago
  In what climate wouldn't it be? But we don't know if it does. It sounds like a kind of thing that does almost nothing on its own and becomes irrelevant the moment a halfway decent solution is found.
  • neetle 5y ago
    You're right that if we do find something that makes it irrelevant, it won't be needed. Let's not make perfect the enemy of good here though - it's a mild preventative that actually may help someone at risk. There have been studies that show that even _reporting_ on suicide can cause an uptick of rates without the proper precautions. If it doesn't impact you, great. If it helps pull someone else off the edge though, it's worth it.
  • ketamine__ 5y ago
    Cars kill people. We don't pull them off the road to save a life.