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Yes, it is. Here's a lot more information. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/suicide-and-the-older-unemploy“The correlation between unemployment and suicide has been observed since the 19th century. People looking for work are about twice as likely to end their lives as those who have jobs.”
krmatthews · 1977 days ago · link ·
See, this is why introducing a smart AI could be a bad idea in the future. If people are committing suicide now due to unemployment, how much more do you think the suicide rate will increase once there are ASI robots that will practically replace human workers? We can't compete with them, how are we supposed to survive with smart AI and automation?