An article by Medical News Today states that the suicide rate among teens (10-24) has been on the rise and was the highest jump in the last 15 years. No doubt Emos are to blame. This quote demonstrates this theory eloquently:
Dr. Keri Lubell, lead author of the study, said "It is important for parents, health care professionals, and educators to recognize the warning signs of suicide in youth. Parents and other caring adults should look for changes in youth such as talking about taking one's life, feeling sad or hopeless about the future. Also look for changes in eating or sleeping habits and even losing the desire to take part in favorite activities. [Another concern might be the wearing of tight pants, long, stupid hair cuts, and crying at one's own poetry.]"Sounds like Emos to me.
Seriously, though. A rate increase such as this is only somewhat confounding. An extra two or three people per 100,000 is statistically significant, but creating a moral panic about this would be stupid. It's no different than saying that because Columbine happened in 1999 that violence in schools are on the rise. As we all know, violence in schools "declined" and then "dramatically rose" when he VA tech shootings happened. These suicides may not be isolated cases, but a spike is not continuous.
Now give me a longitudinal data-set that shows the suicide rate steadily rising and I'll call you the new Emile Durkheim.
Link.
By the way, on the topic of a lack of updates; just remember that getting out of prison is much more difficult than getting in.
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A corollary: Live an introverted and hermetic life while wearing a black dress and being very sad, and I'll call you the new Emily Dickinson.
Emile Durkheim and Emily Dickinson. It was meant by the cosmos.
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