Probably a side effect of our hyper connected world. It might have happened at the same rate in the past and you didn't know about it. It's also a case of people copying other people they see online.
That is an interesting theory. It might also be coupled with the size of the population. We have an ever increasing, massive number of people in the world, and the connectedness might just show us how little our individualized voices are heard without doing something as severe as lighting yourself on fire.
It's generally statistically proven. Are you familiar with Florida man? He's no crazier than any other man. It's literally a product of coverage. Fascist media is constantly covering how crime of all sorts is on the rise. Despite all actual evidence being contrary.
Technology has evolved far, far, faster than our emotional capacity to actually master that technology.
Everything was fine until regular people got smartphones.
Probably a side effect of our hyper connected world. It might have happened at the same rate in the past and you didn't know about it. It's also a case of people copying other people they see online.
That is an interesting theory. It might also be coupled with the size of the population. We have an ever increasing, massive number of people in the world, and the connectedness might just show us how little our individualized voices are heard without doing something as severe as lighting yourself on fire.
It's generally statistically proven. Are you familiar with Florida man? He's no crazier than any other man. It's literally a product of coverage. Fascist media is constantly covering how crime of all sorts is on the rise. Despite all actual evidence being contrary.
Technology has evolved far, far, faster than our emotional capacity to actually master that technology.
Everything was fine until regular people got smartphones.