Carrying that glum logic to its natural conclusion, you might as well just throw yourself onto the nearest train tracks and wait for the next few tons of coal.

Carrying that glum logic to its natural conclusion, you might as well just throw yourself onto the nearest train tracks and wait for the next few tons of coal. You probably won't, though, so in the spirit of dialogue I ask you: why not? If you come up with a satisfying answer to that question, it probably won't be far from Vitalik's reason for donating to anti-aging research.