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Re:A group of middle-aged whites in the U.S. is dying at a startling rate
on Tuesday November 03, 2015 @11:12AM (#10500480)
I 100% agree that is problem is most evident in the US. I think that this is a key insight - since a lot of people will argue that the problem is universal and not cultural. It's like the US is the perfect fulfillment of the biopolitical regime.
Someone else commented that our culture is broken - I agreed.
Re:A group of middle-aged whites in the U.S. is dying at a startling rate
on Tuesday November 03, 2015 @10:26AM (#10500141)
Re:A group of middle-aged whites in the U.S. is dying at a startling rate
on Tuesday November 03, 2015 @10:16AM (#10500058)
I think the point of mbrutsch's comment is that part of why mental health is so terrible in the US is that we do a terrible job empathizing with people who suffer from it. Instead of seeing the internal logic of suicide, we force ourselves into a naive optimism. It's the same prudishness that people have with respect to sex.
To engage and promote mental health, it is better to try and see where people are coming from. Admitting that it is a rational option is not necessarily an endorsement. If you think it is, you need to reevaluate why you believe that all things rational are identical with all things good.