You have to wonder at what point all of the people who said we'd be facing a massive wave of suicides by now will admit they were wrong My guess: never. It wasn't about the facts anywayhttps://twitter.com/GidMK/status/1336493616097681412 …
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Here is easily-found counterpoint to the selective data you use. But the main problem is a lot of comprehensive data isn't available that quick. However, if you have an analysis of the largest contributing factors to suicide, you could look at whether they're affected by covid.pic.twitter.com/gSlvwbRcfJ
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Without monthly data it's very hard to make heads or tails of that information. For example, the article says that suicides in one place tripled...from 2 to 6 in one month. Do you have the actual data from any of these places?
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I don't have the data for those places aside from the article, but Cook County is over 5million residents and Fresno over 1/2 million. If there is current data available, it would be a place to see if those rates of increase (13% and 70% resp) have continued. + here is Bay areapic.twitter.com/6EtKojAvOB
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as I mentioned originally, a lot of the comprehensive data isn't available for a while... plus we're still pre-peak 2nd wave I think so to definitively declare what you did, and seemingly ignoring any counter evidence, does seem both premature and irresponsible
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Including published data from a large number of places, there is thus far no indication of a large increase in suicide numbers. There is a single news story from August that you have found that cites unreferenced numbers, but it's very hard to know what to make of that
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You posted published data from Japan that had 30% increase in suicide (and trending to + rise) now vs last year. The one article I posted did reference the month and county/city, so when/if there is official data it can be verified. The other article suggested a large spike too.
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Yep, and Japan never locked down! It is a very interesting counter example. Conversely, the one area that they did close - schools - did not see a rise in suicidality. And yes, one month comparison for a place with 2 suicides last year and 6 this year. No trend data etc
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And then take Fresno as an example. If the YoY suicide rates were up in June when not in lockdown, what does that mean? What did the numbers look like in may and July? Etc
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maybe you should look into the facts that go against your narrative, rather than ask rhetorical questions to dismiss them but, is it about the facts or not??? "etc"
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