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He had a documented history of depression. By definition, he was not in sound mind, there is ample precedent of people suffering from depression, trying and fai
by manholio 4y ago
He had a documented history of depression. By definition, he was not in sound mind, there is ample precedent of people suffering from depression, trying and failing to commit suicide, and later recovering and thanking those around them for saving them.
This idea that "one's mind is sovereign over their destiny" is unsustainable in practice. There are many versions of it floating around, for example related to gun control issues. You just can't create policies that ignore the reality that a large portion of people are not rational a large fraction of time.
- srinivgp 4y agoIf we prevented all suicides there would be _well more than ample_ precedent of people trying to commit _and being stopped from_ committing suicide and later hating everyone for keeping them in hell. You can't ignore downsides just 'cause you see upsides.
- ksaj 4y agoThe question I have is, are they thanking people for saving their life, or simply thanking them for showing them some love. For enough cases, and especially this one, once that love-in wears off, it's back to figuring out how to die. Wanting to die, and appreciating the expression of love in your direction, are not opposites.