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Re:God's Lonely Programmer by sillysaurus3 on Tuesday November 25, 2014 @03:11PM (#8659436)
I wish I knew how to disabuse these people from their collectivist hypnosis but as you can see from your interaction, they don't use reason - "leaving them alone isn't a good decision" is just a feel-good sentence with no substance.

Why is it unreasonable to offer help to the mentally ill?

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Re:God's Lonely Programmer by yebyen on Tuesday November 25, 2014 @03:45PM (#8659610)
Or anyone, for that matter. "Do you need help" is something you can say to anyone, ill or not. What a horrible place it would be if the only people you can help are anyone who does not seem to be in immediate need of it.
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Re:God's Lonely Programmer by innguest on Tuesday November 25, 2014 @04:39PM (#8659871)
Because it overwhelms them (anyone that needs help) with pity and condescension. If they need help they'll either ask or find a way to telegraph it to those around them. If you're one of those people then it's OK to offer help. It is not OK for society at large to offer help that way, because it ends up being counterproductive - we end up collectively helping everyone and we're all that much poorer for it.
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