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The problem with death and aging in its current form is that it's non-consensual. Of course there will be people who would like to expire, and of course they wi
by grishka 4y ago
The problem with death and aging in its current form is that it's non-consensual. Of course there will be people who would like to expire, and of course they will always be able to do so — the same way today someone who was diagnosed with a bacterial infection can refuse to take antibiotics and die exactly like everyone did in the 19th century.
It sickens me when people romanticize death. There's nothing romantic about the world being taken away from you at the time when you've understood so much of it and found your place in it — and could have contributed so much more to it, and enjoyed it so much more. It's an artificial limit imposed on us by the nature that needs to be fought with all available resources. It should definitely not be accepted.
It's about time humanity stops being humble about this stuff, ffs.
- pcthrowaway 4y agoAttitudes are quite inconsistent even then. The same people who romanticize the death of the old will often be appalled by the idea of people being able to choose their own death at any point in their life
- grishka 4y agoThen also, if someone is ill, they will never refuse treatment if one is available — regardless of their views on death. Even if their condition is terminal, they'll do everything in their power to stretch out their remaining time as much as they could before ultimately giving up, for as long as it's physically bearable for them. So one might say that there's a degree of hypocrisy in such views. They romanticize death unless it's their turn.