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minus-squareSaapas@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·edit-21 day agoCompared to who? US has a higher rate than we do I know people often joke about the suicides weeding out unhappy ones but it’s not common enough to make a difference, even if we had a higher suicide rate.
minus-squareidiomaddict@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·24 hours agoCompared to roughly 140 other countries. The US has a very high suicide rate, they’re a huge outlier because of gun ownership. It’s not even the fault of the culture either, it’s mostly due to the darkness throughout the winter.
minus-squareteyrnon@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·23 hours agoWell, there is the elephant in the room when it comes to suicides. Many are murders.
minus-squareprole@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·23 hours agoLol for a second I thought the icons at the top of your phone screen were the labels for the columns. Very confusing few moments.
Compared to who? US has a higher rate than we do
I know people often joke about the suicides weeding out unhappy ones but it’s not common enough to make a difference, even if we had a higher suicide rate.
Compared to roughly 140 other countries. The US has a very high suicide rate, they’re a huge outlier because of gun ownership.
It’s not even the fault of the culture either, it’s mostly due to the darkness throughout the winter.
Well, there is the elephant in the room when it comes to suicides. Many are murders.
Lol for a second I thought the icons at the top of your phone screen were the labels for the columns. Very confusing few moments.