As it is national suicide awareness reading, I found it very fitting for our reading to be on how technology has been working to fight against suicide. I do not have much experience using reddit but have started to look into it more now that it has been brought up several times in my esociety class. It is genius that they have utilized such an easily acceptable, user friendly platform to help reach out to those struggling. Having as many outlets and resources available is so important as feeling alone is one of the major symptoms of those who end up committing suicide. It connects people with others who are willing to listen and give advice. It is also not always professionals so it could be more personal and less clinical. But, this thread is heavily monitored by professionals due to the seriousness of the situation and to make sure that trolls and other people who are not doing a service are not unececarily involved or harming people in need.
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