What's with the paternalism around suicide?

[Argent]

Title explains most of it, but I'm interested to know philosophically why things like "implied consent" for medical treatment exist in cases of depression / suicide. Other conditions don't always warrant such treatment. Why is that, exactly?

 

[Forveleth]

Because when someone is severely depressed and/or suicidal, society has decided that they are not in their right mind, not thinking clearly, and therefore need to be treated like a child. People are unwilling to accept that one can be suicidal and rational at the time same. There is also this societal mantra of living at all costs. People seem to think staying alive is far and above the most important thing while completely ignoring the quality of a life.

 

[PeaceSeeker83]

Here in Oz we have r u okay day. People are encouraged to ask friends and loved ones if they are okay. It's just virtue signalling really.

 

[Spite]

Here in Oz we have r u okay day. People are encouraged to ask friends and loved ones if they are okay. It's just virtue signalling really.

Oh God don't remind me. R U OK Day is coming up soon. It is just virtue signalling bullshit, always has been.

 

[PeaceSeeker83]

Oh God don't remind me. R U OK Day is coming up soon. It is just virtue signalling bullshit, always has been. I guarantee almost everyone in my workplace wouldn't give a single fuck if I killed myself.

Its one of the stupidest things in Australia.
There's another stupid day on triple m in Melbourne. No talk day. I mean, what dickhead thinks of this?

 

[Spite]

Its one of the stupidest things in Australia.

That, and John Howard.

 

[PeaceSeeker83]

That, and John Howard.

Lol. Yep I don't like pollies at all. Little Johnnie and Mummy's boy albo sleazy included.