What do you think the effect on society would be if every news station had in the bottom corner an ever changing suicide tally?

[Close_to_freedom]

It'd be interesting.

 

[lostangel]

I think the effect is they'll be more pro-life nonsense for a bit but then people will get de-sensitized and will move on, kinda like the Coronavirus. Every time I see coronavirus news or new deaths I'm not affected by it like I first was.

 

[Red]

There'd prolly be someone who'd wanna rush the numbers to make a statement, a drink-the-coolade type dealeo to make bigger news, thinly veiled behind some cause or other

 

[Close_to_freedom]

I think the effect is they'll be more pro-life nonsense for a bit but then people will get de-sensitized and will move on, kinda like the Coronavirus. Every time I see coronavirus news or new deaths I'm not affected by it like I first was.

Kung Flu was a major disappointment.

 

[Soul]

I don't think it would make any difference to society. What I'd like to see is ... well no, I'd better start my own thread.

 

[Close_to_freedom]

I don't think it would make any difference to society. What I'd like to see is ... well no, I'd better start my own thread.

I'd like to see Soylent Green.

 

[SpottedPanda]

I can't imagine it having a positive impact whatsoever. One potential thing it'd do is stigmatise suicide more, and another thing is potentially driving more people to take action.

 

[TAW122]

Another thing would be more doubling down of suicide prevention efforts and pro-life rhetoric being plastered everywhere. It would make this already harrowing, shitty existence even more unbearable.