Do I have to be alone?

Some thoughts on Anthony Bourdain’s passing.

Before I begin, I am going to plainly state two things.

1. I am not an trained psychologist, data scientist, statistician, sociologist, or really anything which qualifies me to comment on a subject like suicide.
2. I am going to posit a root cause for rising suicide rates which can easily be disproved with simple data collection.

I spent roughly 14 years — from 23 to 37 — living the good life in the United States. Single, with ample disposable…