Backlo@lemmy.today to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoTIL about Earl Silverman, a domestic abuse survivor who founded a shelter for men. It was denied funding from the government and he was ridiculed. The shelter went bankrupt and he died by suicideen.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square258fedilinkarrow-up11.66Karrow-down124
arrow-up11.63Karrow-down1external-linkTIL about Earl Silverman, a domestic abuse survivor who founded a shelter for men. It was denied funding from the government and he was ridiculed. The shelter went bankrupt and he died by suicideen.m.wikipedia.orgBacklo@lemmy.today to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square258fedilink
minus-squarehaui@lemmy.giftedmc.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·9 months agoConsciously I know that. But having lived under cruelty for many years I cant compute it emotionally in this case. The amount of cruelty needed to drive someone to suicide (not saying its always like this) is just not bearable for me.
minus-squareintensely_human@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 months agoThat’s basically tautological. That which is not bearable is that which drives a person to suicide.
Consciously I know that. But having lived under cruelty for many years I cant compute it emotionally in this case. The amount of cruelty needed to drive someone to suicide (not saying its always like this) is just not bearable for me.
That’s basically tautological. That which is not bearable is that which drives a person to suicide.