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[–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Anecdotal and a lack of causation. Saying suicides in women dropped after getting no fault divorce after the 70's is no more a causational fact than saying female suicide rates dropped after the 70's due to Billy Joel releasing his hit single My Life in 1979

[–] grue@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

due to Billy Joel releasing his hit single My Life in 1979

Seems legit. That's a pretty inspirational song.

[–] nexguy@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Statistics on women's health from the 50s is probably as reliable as using a Billy Joel song.

[–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Then so would statistics from the 60's and 70's and 80's. You don't like hearing what the actual data is because it doesn't fit with your own predetermined narrative, so it must be the data that's wrong. Sounds a lot like Trump. He only believes the polls that claim people love him.

[–] nexguy@lemmy.world 2 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

I guess you really want to believe those were the "good ol days". Go ahead. Just be glad you weren't a women then.

[–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Don't try to defer the discussion or strawman off. I just pointed out that the tweets information is bullshit.

[–] nexguy@lemmy.world 1 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Sure, just pointing out that health stats from the 50s are bullshit.

[–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 16 hours ago

If you can argue that, you can make the same argument for the 70's.