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You leave once the ride is over! And not a moment before! (ani.social)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 109 points 3 weeks ago (17 children)

And then the people all clapped and patted themselves on the back for saving the guy and went about their day. But the guy went back to the same life full of problems that led him to despair. Crippling debt or depression. Estrangement from loved ones that are no longer willing to reconnect. Loneliness or defamation or disease. It's easy to save someone from jumping, but this is not help. That is not the help they need. They need constant and long term help, assistance, and support.

Saving a stranger from a suicide attempt has a vibe to it like preventing an abortion from happening without providing any further support for the mother or the child. Congrats, you saved a life, technically. But you did nothing to save the life.

[โ€“] [email protected] 23 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

There's a chance someone else in that crowd understood and began taking daily time to interact with the man. It's not impossible.

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