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awakeasleeptoday at 1:39 AM2 repliesview on HN

What happened to the theory that the deaths were decreasing because we burned through our buffer of people susceptible to deaths of despair? That always seemed reasonable to me.


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GrowingSidewaystoday at 2:02 PM

Surely as time goes on and wealth inequality increases, the number of people "susceptible" to deaths of despair will only increase.

But this attitude smells an awful lot like the stupid person's eugenics. Let's not cater to it.

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quixoticelixer-today at 6:26 AM

well if you read to the end of the article you might find out.