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Tall structures everywhere are suicide magnets because they are fairly accessible and the means of death is easy and (seems) fairly certain. It’s why you can’t
by bobthepanda 4y ago
Tall structures everywhere are suicide magnets because they are fairly accessible and the means of death is easy and (seems) fairly certain. It’s why you can’t build a large bridge with a pedestrian walkway without some kind of safety netting, and that’s globally.
- grecy 4y agoCountries by suicides per 100,000 population: US: 14.5 UK: 6.9 Germany: 8.3 The problem IS NOT tall structures. The problem is something about US society. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_suicide_rate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_suicide_r...
- yunohn 4y ago> the problem is not tall structures https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/countries https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/countries The data shows that the USA has way more tall buildings than most of Europe, by more than an order of magnitude. Disclaimer: I don’t agree they’re a leading cause, rather an accessory to a suicide premeditated by various health/societal factors.