Suicide Culture
Suicide has been in the news a lot lately. The liberal media likes to blame guns and conservative media blames social media but I think there is little convincing evidence given on either side of the debate.
I have a different take – growth of consumer culture and the promotion of immediate gratification over saving, investing and planning for a better tomorrow – is leading to increased suicides. Is there any reason to live if you are not working for a better community and a better tomorrow in your own life?
From fast food to easy credit, it seems like everything is promoting live for today, don’t worry about tomorrow. Your life is busy, says the mass media, so focus on labor savings like drive thrus and trinkets and not a better tomorrow.
Most products you buy today are designed to be disposable, sent to the landfill or incinerator shortly after purchase. In such a culture, why is it not surprising that thousands of Americans view it totally acceptable to throw away their lives like they do their iPhone or overpackaged item from Amazon?
If we became a culture that valued saving, planning for tomorrow and reduction of waste, maybe life could once again become more valuable to more Americans. Too many think everything in this world is disposable, to be consumed and discarded.
