&gt; It was an interesting read and a thought provoking discussion but it doesn&#x27;t fall in the realm of hacker news.<p>You&#x27;re a hacker, and you found it &quot;interesting&quot; and the discussion was &quot;thought provoking&quot;, so by the guidelines (which have been in place for very many years) it is solidly on topic for HN.<p>Here&#x27;s a thread from pg from 8 years ago: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=128439" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=128439</a> &quot;Ad exec driven to suicide (partly) by trolls (nytimes.com)&quot;<p>Part of the reason you&#x27;re seeing more discussion of suicide and mental health is because we&#x27;re seeing less stigma and less taboo around these subjects.