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Given that putting aspirin pills in blister packs vs bottles has a measurable impact on suicides [0], it does not surprise me at all that show about suicide would raise the rate amongst teens.

The bad takeway from this is that there are producers etc who will exploit this kind of thing.

The good takeway is that even small "nudges" in the right direction can accumulate and lead to larger changes.

I think of the latter everytime I'm faced with a large cultural or organizational change that seems daunting.

[0] https://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/02/a-simple-wa...



Fascinating, thankyou




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