A casual perusal of people with the word “depressed” in their Facebook status reveals the obvious: there are lots and lots of miserable individuals out there. Odds are, one of Facebook’s half a billion users is contemplating suicide right now. With this in mind, they’re offering an anonymous tip page to report the suicidal content of a friend or “friend”—either way, it could save someone’s life. [Facebook via Ubergizmo]
Rowena Keefe
Tuesday, March 8, 2011 at 4:25 PMFantastic idea. Bet you there’ll be those against it though – those who’d prefer to pretend we’re not losing our loved ones for fear others will follow.
I’ve lost too many and been in the place (as most have) where dissappearing seems all too easy. Let’s hope the displaced individuals of our society find help and solace in such nurturing environments and the trolls stay away and leave them to heal in peace.