Perplexed comments on Strategies for dealing with emotional nihilism - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Perplexed 11 October 2010 03:20:13AM 3 points [-]

I'm told that talking about suicide is a "cry for help". If he is your friend, you have a right and duty to help him.

Call your local suicide hotline. Educate yourself more efficiently than you are doing by asking questions here. Ask their advice, if you wish without giving your friend's name or geographic location. They can give you far better information and better moral arguments about whether and how to intervene.

Comment author: CronoDAS 11 October 2010 04:30:12AM 5 points [-]

I called a suicide hotline once. I was put on hold for a long time, got frustrated, and hung up.