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The reason, I think, that people are being so circumspect about Jody's death, is because it is so close on the heels of Aaron Swartz's own demise. Suicide tend
by astine 14y ago
The reason, I think, that people are being so circumspect about Jody's death, is because it is so close on the heels of Aaron Swartz's own demise. Suicide tends to happen in waves where the first one tends to encourage copycats. Aaron received a lot of publicity and it's not impossible that Jody was partly inspired/encouraged to follow through as a result. I think a lot of people are concerned about encouraging more potential suicides in the startup community.
Whether or not this is the way to do that, I do not know.
- EvanKelly 14y agoWhen I saw the post on Jody's death, I almost made a comment similar to this, but I didn't know how to phrase it. I'm afraid the terms "inspired" and "encouraged" don't properly convey the mechanism of "suicide waves". I'm still having a hard time describing it, but I think seeing suicides from people in a similar situation to you almost reminds you that suicide is an option at your disposal
- tossacct 14y ago>>> I almost made a comment similar to this, but I didn't know how to phrase it. Really? >>>I think seeing suicides from people in a similar situation to you almost reminds you that suicide is an option at your disposal Seems like a pretty damn good comment. Make it a top level on the next suicide thread, maybe it will help someone think more rationally about WHY they are suddenly looking at suicide as an option.
- ajaymehta 14y agoBut maybe -- making this discussion more public would lead the surrounding friends/family of people like Aaron and Jody to be extra aware of this possibility? I think either way, public or (relatively) private, similar people in a bad mental place are going to hear about this.