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Im not sure that a world where girls kill themselves at the same rate as boys is a healthy one.
by gotoeleven 3y ago
Im not sure that a world where girls kill themselves at the same rate as boys is a healthy one.
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- golergka 3y agoI don't really have an opinion, but people at large usually perceive a world where gender differences are negligible to be a healthier one. Why do you think it's the opposite in this case?
- goku12 3y agoSuch a skewed ratio of suicide among males and females point more to a problem with social order than to an innate susceptibility of males to suicide. That means that the current situation is certainly unhealthy, compared to if male suicide rates can be lowered to match female suicide rate.
- cwillu 3y agoThis is a great example of a statement whose emotional valence is dramatically wrong compared to the literal meaning: a world where girls kill themselves at the same near-zero rate as boys is _exactly_ what a healthy world should be.
- lcnPylGDnU4H9OF 3y agoAssuming a world in which the rate of girls killing themselves is ~0% and boys is ~5%, I imagine most would think the world would be healthier if the numbers were more similar at ~0%. Phrasing it as “at the same rate” makes me think... yeah, should they be different? I do see the point that the rate going up is bad and it’s currently trending closer in the wrong direction but I can also see how one might read the comment as suggesting that the rates specifically should not be the same.