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I didn't feel very kind, but thank you. I've lost count of how many people I've seen on HN teeter on homelessness because of obvious mental health issues, somet
by reducesuffering 4y ago
I didn't feel very kind, but thank you. I've lost count of how many people I've seen on HN teeter on homelessness because of obvious mental health issues, sometimes causing past felonies. I'm at a loss why it seems so much more prevalent these days, but it's heartbreaking and concerning that it's possible for any of us to eventually mentally break.
- sillysaurusx 4y agoI sensed you might not, so I wanted to thank you for the attempt. You have a good heart, and your comment really shows it. For what it’s worth, HN has a long history of this kind of thing. It’s probably more frequent now because HN has grown several orders of magnitude in a relatively short time. (You can get a feel for this by graphing item IDs vs time. I haven’t done it, but I bet it’s a steep J curve.) Totally agreed about how surprising it is that anyone can break. The other aspect is, they’re not broken — there’s a chance they’ll take your advice and turn their life around. It’s a terrible illness that people can recover from. Like you, I hope he does, especially for his family’s sake. Take care; have a great weekend.