Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : View from the Center and Left -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: epicure who wrote (73025)	6/19/2008 2:09:26 PM
From: one_less	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 542214

"Goodness knows not everyone can afford ... Healthy poor people have frigerater friends, healthy rich people have therapists. Healthy poor people jump rope with their kids, healthy rich people go to the club. Healthy poor people eat from each other's gardens, healthy rich people go to the organic market. Heathy poor people take hikes or go play sports in the park, healthy rich people go to the Islands and enroll in sporting events. "At the root of most problems are completely natural solutions- like eat better, get more exercise, make more human connections..." Unhealthy people do nothing but sit around talking about how other people get all the breaks.

To: epicure who wrote (73025)	6/19/2008 3:19:08 PM
From: Cogito	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 542214

>>I have absolutely no problem with people harming themselves, but when people harm others- society really needs to step in.<< Syb - In one way I agree with this. However, people who commit suicide very often cause great harm to others. I have known many people who have had a parent commit suicide when they were young, and it can be devastating to them. It has long-lasting emotional and mental consequences, and puts those children at much greater risk of committing suicide themselves. So diagnosing mental problems earlier is definitely something I'd like to see, and much easier availability of mental health treatment, as you suggest. - Allen