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Ah, suicide "distraction" vs. suicide "prevention", I see...I think.

The word "distract" may be the more temporary and nihilistic term of the two, so, for me, I'd prefer "prevent."

I think Albert Camus was onto something here when he said: “The literal meaning of life is whatever you're doing that prevents you from killing yourself.”

Life & meaning, RE: " Life is boring and meaningless, and most people / humans are ignorant & stupid. " Hmm, well, for what it's worth, I've come full circle starting out being raised in a Christian family believing in God etc, then going to "skewl" to gain enlightenment ...