Teen Suicide Spiked After Debut Of Netflix's '13 Reasons Why,' Study Says
The article states "Researchers warn that their study could not prove causation.".What about Romeo and Juliet? What about the Bible ( Jesus )? What about Socrates? Our cultural icons committed suicide. And if this show was funded Disney or NBC rather than Netflix, would we even have this study?The 10-19 population in the US is about 42 million. And there was suicide increase of 195. Even if the study was true and all 195 committed suicide because of the show, should we stop the 42 million who didn't commit suicide from watching it?I'm so disappointed at the comments here. Every single time, it seems like it's the "won't you think of the children" nanny state crowd supporting censorship. It's strange that art is being attacked and free expression.Which is odd since the same people denouncing this show here are the same ones who attacked the study linking shows with transgender themes and increase in transgender association ( especially amongst young girls ).So we do simply block everything anyone can say is bad for a small segment of the population?Even more, do we stop the news from talking about it because doesn't the media coverage of suicide also increase suicides? Should media be banned from coverage suicide of celebrities? How much of the increase in suicide was a result of media coverage over the show?Once again, is it because the demographics skews so old here? I just can't understand the shortsighted support for censorship here. How can someone be on "hacker" news and have a "nanny state" mindset.