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Very interesting question, touched on famously in The Hitchiker’s Guide (https://hitchhikers.fandom.com/wiki/Ameglian_Major_Cow https://hitchhikers.fandom.com/w
by Jun8 3y ago
Very interesting question, touched on famously in The Hitchiker’s Guide (https://hitchhikers.fandom.com/wiki/Ameglian_Major_Cow https://hitchhikers.fandom.com/wiki/Ameglian_Major_Cow). Some thoughts to consider:
* the person giving consent may not be fully aware of consequence or may not have the faculties to make an informed decision
* even if they are, they may be forced by circumstances, eg. a father selling his kidney for his son’s education
* even if the above two are satisfied, the act may be morally deplorable to (parts of) society, eg. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ones_Who_Walk_Away_from_Omelas https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ones_Who_Walk_Away_from_... (however, note that society is generally Ok with bodily sacrifice in wars)
- hinkley 3y agoThe negative consequences of their choices impact all their loved ones or everyone in their social circle. Also if you work in the hospital you may have to deal with some very disturbing shit if things go badly. People don’t just turn into smoke when they die, and anyone who lived through the Pandemic should remember what a horror show a not dead patient can be. I had a running argument with a friend who was terrible at money management who got very grumpy when anyone addressed the issue of money. It was his choice and none of our business. Except group activities are affected by one party being broke all the time and bringing up money problems. People who care about you are affected by your decisions. You getting defensive about it is all about you, not us. See also our friend with health problems who would stay up late the night before or not eat well/prepare for an event and result in us having to manage them or bail out in the middle. That gets old really fuckin quickly.