/lit/ - Literature

>>2779804
But we are also animals and have instincts ingrained in us to survive at all costs. That's why suicide is so rare. Even in the country with the highest suicide rates less than 0.04% do it (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_suicide_rate).).

It's not just something people do on a whim because they learn some new philosophy like Schopenhauer or something. Even if they plan it all out perfectly, it is EXTREMELY rare that they will go through with it.

If someone is old and ill, that's a different story altogether btw. Then it is easily justified and reasonable. But a younger person in good physical health will only attempt it if they have DEEP psychological issues. It is hardly just a matter of choice.