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@ColetteBalmain @ellie0tran @BBCLBicker Yes, but... the discussion is always about cyberbullying celebrities, which IS a red herring when we're talking about nationwide suicide rates. The rhetoric is, "We need to stop people using curse words online to protect poor celebrities." This ignores the suicide epidemic.Permalink On twitter.com
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@ColetteBalmain @ellie0tran @BBCLBicker Also, it's worth noting that the biggest rise in suicides here isn't among the heaviest and most involved internet users, at all. It's among middle-aged and older people, and normally caused by isolation, depression, loneliness, and despair.Permalink On twitter.com
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@ColetteBalmain @ellie0tran @BBCLBicker In fact, here's some data that suggests the internet may have reduced suicide rates among younger Koreans: the rate among teens and those in their 20s halved in the decades since the internet became a household fixture in the late 90s: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6169778/table/T1/?report=objectonlyPermalink On twitter.com
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@ColetteBalmain @ellie0tran @BBCLBicker Meanwhile, it almost-doubled, doubled, or even more than tripled in various age demographics from middle-aged to elderly. (The post-Asian Financial Crisis economics likely play a big role in that, but so does a general decline in elder care.)Permalink On twitter.com
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@ColetteBalmain @ellie0tran @BBCLBicker That data only goes to 2016, but more recent sources are all over the place. I am not disimissing dismiss the troubling rise among young women, of course. I suppose if we label revenge porn as cyberbullying, that's part of it.Permalink On twitter.com
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@ColetteBalmain @ellie0tran @BBCLBicker I would tend to consider it a special case of online abuse, but I'd hesitate to lump the two together, as it might facilitate the some downplaying of the seriousness of the former.(Especially in a discourse where some all but claim that being cursed at can drive one to suicide.)Permalink On twitter.com
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@ColetteBalmain @ellie0tran @BBCLBicker It's a very complex problem. But on some level, when governments wake up and decide to give enough of a damn to combat it, known responses can help despite the complexity. This is what enrages me about it the whole national discussion being subverted for a power grab for so long.Permalink On twitter.com
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@ColetteBalmain @ellie0tran @BBCLBicker Obviously there are crisis centers and call lines and so on. But the public consciousness hasn't moved anywhere near as much as it could have. I have heartbreaking stories I could tell you... 😢 But heartbreak eventually transmutes to anger at those who did (almost) nothing.On twitter.com