[llm_nerd]

Suicide rate isn't the singular outcome of mental health problems. Saying there isn't a mental health crisis because teen girls don't successfully kill themselves as much as middle aged white men seems spectacularly ill-conceived.

I also was thrown off by the use of the word "Indian". I know "American Indian" is still used by the US government and in many circles, but it is jarring to see it like this. Literally thought it was actual transplants from India that were the subject, and was confused why the chart was showing "Native American" instead.

And FWIW, I don't think smartphones are the cause of mental health issues, even if it's an easy target. And bullying was prevalent long before we had social media. Just on the theme of speculating, I think the ennui of youth comes from the wider world. AGW, the growing political divide, the tendency of everyone to catastrophize and fear monger about literally everything -- if you slightly disagree with a choice, hold it as guaranteeing the end of humanity (see Elon Musk as a hilarious proto-example of this) -- to the point where everything feels broken and dire. And more recently teens live in a world where there aren't even really career hopes because everything, we are told, is going to be done by robots and AI.