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> This sort of behavior paints suicide as a valid means of escaping suffering. It's your typical person's way of trying to excuse their own action or lack of i
by to11mtm 5y ago
> This sort of behavior paints suicide as a valid means of escaping suffering.
It's your typical person's way of trying to excuse their own action or lack of inaction, by making a statement that provides them some comfort, rather than face the way that their own inaction/belittling/bullying towards depressed people in their lives, might be part of the problem.
- bjt2n3904 5y agoPerhaps, but the statement is wrong because of how it portrays suicide, not because of the motivations for making it. Furthermore, I believe trying to understand suicide as driven by a single cause is detrimental. Suicide is a complicated issue, and is driven by numerous factors. Trying to reduce any complex issue to a single factor sets anyone who wants to help at a disadvantage, and may contribute to the problem.