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I wonder how the quality of social support systems affects this statistic. That is: perhaps unemployment isn’t the cause, but financial peril is. And maybe hal
by Waterluvian 4y ago
I wonder how the quality of social support systems affects this statistic.
That is: perhaps unemployment isn’t the cause, but financial peril is. And maybe half-decent social systems that mitigate financial peril in the face of unemployment could have an effect.
- barrkel 4y agoI would say it's less likely to be financial peril (though no doubt that plays a part, especially when e.g. health insurance is required for some expensive treatment), and more likely when a person identifies too much with their job. If you identify too much with your job, losing it is an attack on your ego and it damages your sense of who you are. It's like you died; the role you played in a whole network of social relations is gone. Your status and importance, if you mentally invested yourself in it, is diminished, possibly to irrelevance. You're a nobody. I think this kind of mindset can push someone over the edge.