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Re:The average American has the same life expectancy as the ... by bobthepanda on Saturday April 01, 2023 @02:32PM (#35402747)
Tall structures everywhere are suicide magnets because they are fairly accessible and the means of death is easy and fairly certain. It’s why you can’t build a large bridge with a pedestrian walkway without some kind of safety netting, and that’s globally.
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Re:The average American has the same life expectancy as the ... by grecy on Saturday April 01, 2023 @07:09PM (#35405104)
Countries by suicides per 100,000 population:

US: 14.5 UK: 6.9 Germany: 8.3

The problem IS NOT tall structures. The problem is something about US society.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_suicide_r...

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Re:The average American has the same life expectancy as the ... by yunohn on Sunday April 02, 2023 @04:42AM (#35408461)
> the problem is not tall structures

https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/countries

The data shows that the USA has way more tall buildings than most of Europe, by more than an order of magnitude.

Disclaimer: I don’t agree they’re a leading cause, rather an accessory to a suicide premeditated by various health/societal factors.

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