I have an overwhelming feeling of sadness and loss when I hear of and recall (multiple times, later) of the people who have contributed so much but decided to e

I have an overwhelming feeling of sadness and loss when I hear of and recall (multiple times, later) of the people who have contributed so much but decided to end their lives for various reasons (like Ian Murdock and Aaron Swartz, as two examples). The world is now way better due to their existence and contributions, but at the same time I also wonder how much more we could've progressed as a species if they had continued to live for a few more decades. Is it too much to ask, albeit from a selfish perspective, that people live longer lives? Is it too much to ask for treating people better and creating social and legal structures to avoid such situations? I don' use Debian (not directly), but I'm aware of the Debian philosophy and its impact on free software. If it were up to me, I would dedicate and re-dedicate every Debian release to Ian for the next few releases, at the very least.