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Because causation != correlation. This could just as easily be explained as "severe depression has a genetic factor".
by feoren 2mo ago
Because causation != correlation. This could just as easily be explained as "severe depression has a genetic factor".
- ceejayoz 2mo agoWe know it has a genetic factor. We also know that's not the full story, and that people who lose a parent at a young age for any reason are more likely to struggle emotionally.
- NoMoreNicksLeft 2mo agoWhen teenage suicide clusters hit all the small towns within 50 miles of each other, you're positing that they were actually half-siblings and didn't know it, eh? I'm glad people like you downvote me, it lets me know that I'm right.
- feoren 2mo ago> I'm glad people like you downvote me HN doesn't let you downvote people who respond directly to you. Don't make assumptions like that.