This news is about a new challenge that makes the person who is playing commit suicide after 50 days. This challenge is known as the Blue Whale, and it is quite famous in Russia. It is believed to be an online social media group, in which there is an administrator that gives daily challenges to the members. In total, there are 50 (one each day) and they consist of watching extreme horror movies, getting up at unusual hours, self-harming… They gradually get more and more extreme, until the last challenge is to commit suicide.
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| The photo that Yulia posted moments ago before her dead |
One of the reasons teenagers follow this type of challenges is because of pressure. Sometimes, friends incite them to take dangerous experiences, but kids have to know how and when to say “no”. Parents have an important role in teaching their kids than they can still be accepted even if they don’t do exactly what the other friends do.
There have been about 130 suicides of children between November 2015 and April 2016, which can be related to this challenge. It is not proved, but there exist multiple bonds between almost all these teenagers, for example, most of them were members of the same internet groups and lived in good and happy families. Among these suicides, it stands out the case of two teenagers, Yulia Konstantinova and Veronika Volkova, 15 and 16 respectively, who jumped from a roof of a 14-floor building. Yulia, before committing suicide, posted a picture of a blue whale in her Instagram.
My opinion
The first time I read this news, the first thing it came to my mind was: “Who can be so sick to create this challenge?”. Because, behind all these challenges there has to be a person creating them. Encouraging people to commit suicide, especially when they are going through a bad period in their lives is really mean. We should try to help depressed people to overcome it and be happy.
I hope this stupid game won't last for many years more. I can understang those people who like taking risks in their lifes, such as those ones who go bungee jumping, but what I can't understand is how come the people who play this game come to the conclusion of ending their own lifes.
https://rarehai.com/2017/08/08/blue-whale-game/
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