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US suicides hit an all-time high (apnews.com)

submitted 2 years ago by Neon_Dystopia@lemm.ee to c/us_news@lemmygrad.ml

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The state of mental health in the US is hitting a tipping point.

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[–] GarbageShoot@hexbear.net 13 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Its like the final treat of a chuds life

I wouldn't blame someone for finding this to be a dumb comparison, but I think it's surprisingly appropriate. It's an opportunistic attempt at satisfaction motivated by the prospect of being freed of all personal responsibility (and perhaps the lack of internalizing that you can't be smugly satisfied if you're dead), just stimulating some nerves for the sake of it, others be damned.

[–] relay@lemmygrad.ml 14 points 2 years ago

The common feature of a reactionary is the desire to abdicate their responsibilities to society and humanity.

[–] BurgerPunk@hexbear.net 12 points 2 years ago

I like to ride that line between dumb and surprisingly appropriate