• cannache
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    8 months ago

    Japan has very few firearms however still has a high suicide rate

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      8 months ago

      True. That’s why we shouldn’t compare US suicidality to cultures that are quite different and use similar cultures for control when evaluating stats. For instance, I wouldn’t look at the success rates of building a Starbucks in Mogadishu to long island. They are too different.