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[quote=DODGER,320957]If the figures quoted are correct and this mortality rate was caused by plane crashes annually in China there would have been a public outcry long before now.
In the west mental illness still carries a stigma going back hundreds of years. The “Lock them up and keep them out of site” mentality.
Physical illness is dealt with and accepted in a completely different way.
I agree with Seth’s comments that perhaps modern technology has made a contribution to this.
It may have released us from physical drudgery only to be replaced by a level of communication that can very easily get out of control.
How did we survive before the mobile phone and the internet?
In the last company that I worked for I was given a Blackberry and was expected to be on call virtually 24 hours a day to respond to the CEO’s emails in microscopic detail. A completely ridicules situation.
Barron, I would be convinced of your sincerity if you would be the first to volunteer. I promise to go after you. Cross my heart.
Dodger.     
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