Re:Dr. Vivek Murthy: Social media is a key driver of our you...
by nickburns on Monday June 24, 2024 @08:53PM
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"The suicide rate per 100,000 people in 2022 was 14.3, according to a report from the Centers from Disease Control and Prevention released early Wednesday. The rate was 15 in 1941."[0]
> Do you not believe that the suicide rate has increased over the last two decades?
per capita (assuming that's what you mean), that's correct. i do not.
we should stop now. very unproductive exchange.
[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40779141, citing https://www.usatoday.com/story/graphics/2023/11/29/2022-suic...
Your example premise of "the reasons for suicide", is not something I ever proposed. I never attempted to explain the reason for the increase. I simply posted an article showing that the suicide rate has increased over the last couple decades, since you kept blanketing everything prior as "rosy retrospection". Do you not believe that the suicide rate has increased over the last two decades?