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DagothGares
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posted October 15, 2009 05:24 PM |
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Belgium has been the country with the highest relative suicide rates a few times... Ai least, so I've been told.
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posted October 15, 2009 05:26 PM |
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No, being upset is not the opposite of being happy. Calm and upset are opposites.
If not upset then you should have known what I meant. lol
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posted October 15, 2009 05:27 PM |
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Edited by ihor at 17:28, 15 Oct 2009.
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I don't believe in those pictures.
What is suicide rate?
According to one of those pictures in Ukraine suicide rate > 13%. Does that mean that 1 person from 8 dead has commit suicide? Nonsense.
The picture about poverty is too optimistic for Ukraine. 
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Darkshadow
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posted October 15, 2009 05:38 PM |
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What a screwed up static, China has much more poverty than the "1st world" combined 
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posted October 15, 2009 05:40 PM |
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I didn't elaborate on the diagrams since I just wanted to point out the peculiar contrast between poverty stricken regions and high suicide rates. The places where people are offing themselves the most are in some of the most superficially desirable locations.
@Death: It's based on 'national' poverty level standards (otherwise basically all of Africa would be solid dark red), so the diagram isn't quite as telling as what it could be. China isn't wealthy, but at the same time, almost all of it's population is at least half-decently cared for. It's not the dump that it was 40 years ago.
@Ihor: I think each number represents 1 in 100,000.
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posted October 15, 2009 05:53 PM |
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What a screwed up static, China has much more poverty than the "1st world" combined
Maybe not, because whether people in it are rich or not doesn't matter: a millionaire still counts as one person, while the total economy of 1st world countries is much better, the percentage goes only to a few people (rich people) and middle-class people.
China may not have rich people or middle-class, but at least it doesn't have as many people in poverty.
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posted October 15, 2009 05:54 PM |
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According to one of those pictures in Ukraine suicide rate > 13%. Does that mean that 1 person from 8 dead has commit suicide? Nonsense.
Statistics can sometimes be painful truth. Of course they only take into account observed cases, not isolated cases of death. (but those don't affect statistics much anyway).
Aproximately 2 people die every second.
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posted October 15, 2009 06:12 PM |
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I believe bliz is right. Eventally there is no '%' sign there.
 BTW I knew one guy who have commited suicide and that is not funny, that is terrible. He was only 18 years old.
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posted October 15, 2009 06:14 PM |
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I'll tell you a 100% guaranteed way to get happier:
First convince yourself how much your life sucks and how horrible everything is and that God has forbidden you. Then cry as much and as long as possible. Then you'll get tired of crying and then you'll get happier just without doing anything. That's how human mind works.
Other thing that works is try not to think about anything. It's a plus if you do that under sunlight.
I've also noticed that getting more oxygen in your brains raises your excitement rate. Getting excited makes you happy. So breath harder. Watch your breath while try not to think about anything.
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TheDeath
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posted October 15, 2009 06:24 PM |
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I've also noticed that getting more oxygen in your brains raises your excitement rate. Getting excited makes you happy. So breath harder. Watch your breath while try not to think about anything.
Was that real research, or just personal experience? That may not work for others, if it's the latter.
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posted October 15, 2009 06:26 PM |
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I don't believe in those pictures.
What is suicide rate?
According to one of those pictures in Ukraine suicide rate > 13%. Does that mean that 1 person from 8 dead has commit suicide? Nonsense.
The picture about poverty is too optimistic for Ukraine.
the happiest looking person I know lives in ukraine (well, I don't really know her, so maybe she isn't always that happy (?))
I have what most people would call an unexciting life but I'm not unhappy. I'm quite often happy. ignore the bad things and try to see the good ones. you miss a lot if you focus on bad things.
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TheDeath
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posted October 15, 2009 06:27 PM |
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One person does not statistics make.
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posted October 15, 2009 06:31 PM |
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yeah, but at least it seems ukraine isn't as bad as some people may think
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posted October 15, 2009 06:39 PM |
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Was that real research, or just personal experience? That may not work for others, if it's the latter.
I can't guarantee it works for others but for me it has a magical effect so there has to be some science behind it.
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posted October 16, 2009 01:26 AM |
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I find it oddly depressingly funny that this thread has been labeled "Interesting"
What the f***?
What's interesting about a man who has decide "You know what, the world is a waste, I hate everyone in it, I've given up in trying to find happiness" and everyone is talking him out of his nihilistic beliefs? it's not interesting, its depressing.
Unless of course the mods of this community are all sadists and want people to spiral into unending Chasym of depression!
you know why I'm depressed. We live in a society that allows "My super sweet sixteen" a program more able to create hatred that big brother, is allowed on the air, whilst documentarys about interesting and enlightening subjects aren't allowed to be broadcast.
our society has gone to sh*T and there is nothing anyone can do about it!
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DagothGares
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posted October 16, 2009 01:30 AM |
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What's interesting about a man who has decide "You know what, the world is a waste, I hate everyone in it, I've given up in trying to find happiness" and everyone is talking him out of his nihilistic beliefs? it's not interesting, its depressing.
The same thing that makes romanticism interesting.
If I want to cheer up I read xkcd... anyway!
there'll be a point where you can still realise the world has gone to hell, but not b that bothered by it 
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posted October 16, 2009 01:40 AM |
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We live in a society that allows "My super sweet sixteen" a program more able to create hatred that big brother, is allowed on the air, whilst documentarys about interesting and enlightening subjects aren't allowed to be broadcast.
Blame the viewers.
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DagothGares
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posted October 16, 2009 01:58 AM |
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posted October 16, 2009 02:09 AM |
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"The exclamation mark is awesome. We could all use a little more exclamations in our lives," Blizzardboy exclaimed.
"The world sucks because everybody is stupid except me," Mvassilev exclaimed.
"I love chaos," Dagoth exclaimed.
"Feeling good doesn't feel good," TheDeath exclaimed.
"Lower your expectations boy," Corribus exclaimed.
"I hate everything!" Bixie exclaimed, again.
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posted October 16, 2009 04:58 PM |
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our society has gone to sh*T and there is nothing anyone can do about it!
Exactly. So why waste your time worrying about it?
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