PlayStation and Windows Vista Suicide Rates

Teen (15-19) suicide rate per 100k Boys suicide rate Total suicide rate Girls suicide rate 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 Chart: Will Hoffman • Source: Centers for Disease Control • Created with Flourish

A chart shows teenage suicide rates over time, with arrows pointing to a sharp boys’ peak around the mid-1990s and a total-rate low around the mid-2000s. A PlayStation console is placed by the peak, while Windows Vista is placed by the low point, jokingly implying that PlayStation caused the increase and Vista somehow reduced suicide rates. It is used as an absurd correlation-versus-causation reaction meme. EN: A chart shows teenage suicide rates over time, with arrows pointing to a sharp boys’ peak around the mid-1990s and a total-rate low around the mid-2000s. A PlayStation console is placed by the peak, while Windows Vista is placed by the low point, jokingly implying that PlayStation caused the increase and Vista somehow reduced suicide rates. It is used as an absurd correlation-versus-causation reaction meme.

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