ted (not lasso)
@ted
interesting data: while the rest of the world's <35yo suicide rate is trending down, the US is a rare country in which it is trending up. most attribute our depression rates to smart phones and social media — yet it can't possibly be that given every other country ALSO has smart phones and social media, right? wdyt?
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there’s something to be said about the US being the “most violent” nation in the world + the most frictionless access to items to aid in those types of efforts extreme solutions to problems are kinda like the American meme’s calling card at this point..
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I also wonder how many of those 35+ in those other countries are able to afford and acquire homes and/or don’t have crippling medical or student loans
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ted (not lasso)
@ted
i also considered "violence" as an option and researched it heavily; a recent paper said it is probably not guns, probably not drugs, probably not bullying, and probably not that the US just has more successful suicide attempts. likely not violence 🤷‍♀️ nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w31242/w31242.pdf
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