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One perspective is that suicide is too vilified and stigmatized. It really is the right option for some people. For some, it really is the only way out of the
by andsoitis 1y ago
One perspective is that suicide is too vilified and stigmatized.
It really is the right option for some people.
For some, it really is the only way out of their pain. For some, it is better than the purgatory they otherwise experience in their painful world. Friends and family can't feel your pain, they want you to stay alive for them, not for you.
Suicide can be a valid choice.
- cindyllm 1y ago[dead]
- sharmi 1y ago[dead]
- hsbauauvhabzb 1y agoProbably not in the majority of cases involving teenagers.
- andsoitis 1y agoZane, the individual in the article, was 23.
- hsbauauvhabzb 1y agoMy mistake, I assumed it was based on https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/aug/27/chatgpt-scrutiny-family-teen-killed-himself-sue-open-ai https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/aug/27/chatgpt-s... . Either way, my argument doesn’t change.
- GeoAtreides 1y agoNobody is arguing what you're arguing there. The issue here is not if suicide is okay, but about text generators (machines) pushing teenagers to suicide. Two completely different things.
- andsoitis 1y ago> pushing teenagers to suicide. The individual in the article was 23. An adult, not a teenager.
- GeoAtreides 1y agoYou're not addressing the main thrust of my critique.
- ryandrake 1y agoWelcome to HN. You've described one of the most common HN comment tropes!
- andsoitis 1y ago> You're not addressing the main thrust of my critique. What evidence do you have that there’s a problem ChatGPT causing teenagers to commit suicide? I would expect many stories, even if not significant in number, but there doesn’t appear to be a notable problem? Or is it more that you’re concerned it could become a problem?
- GeoAtreides 1y agoThere must be some kind of miscommunication happening here. I am honestly baffled. Please re-read my first reply to your original comment, I was not saying anything close to what you're suggesting here.
- andsoitis 1y agoWe're both baffled. Maybe we just move on? Happy weekend!