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At least they died doing something they loved. Recently overheard a troubling conversation where a triathalon competitor observed a 60+ year old man clearly in
by m0llusk 3y ago
At least they died doing something they loved. Recently overheard a troubling conversation where a triathalon competitor observed a 60+ year old man clearly in major physical distress who refused any kind of assistance. It needs to be first of all understood that these are not necessarily tragedies so much as people taking things way too far and secondly considered that it might be best for everyone that they be allowed to do that.
- version_five 3y agoIf I'm reading right I agree with you that it's nobody's business if someone wants to push themselves hard and accept the consequences - although you'd still want to try and talk your friend out of it given the chance. It's not clear if that's what happened here though.
- schizo89 3y agoVallhall awaits them
- carabiner 3y agoA successful endurance athlete should die peacefully at home surrounded by family and friends. Not like this.
- bookofjoe 3y agoI disagree. I am 75 and hope to die while out for run, instantly. I've felt that way since I was in my 30s.
- matt-attack 3y agoWay to make important life decisions for other people. The hubris needed to declare how other people should choose to die is quite remarkable.
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- brunellus 3y agoIndeed. Sports involve risk, and competition is about learning to navigate those risks. This implies a right to self-destruction. Without this sports are void of courage and competence, and their value is greatly diminished.
- two_in_one 3y agoThere are many who choose this way instead of long fight with dementia.
- pc86 3y agoI'm sorry nobody is intentionally going out and drowning themselves the avoid dementia.
- matt-attack 3y agoWhat they’re choosing is high risks.
- two_in_one 3y agoI suspect some do, making it look like tragic accident. High mortality in some activities is not a secret. Mostly due to high risk, but some deaths are intentional. Like those jumpers from cruise ships.
- hgsgm 3y agoI cannot make heads or tails of the last statement.
- FrustratedMonky 3y agoIt is true that there are a lot of deaths in 'extreme' sports. And people push themselves too far. But I think swimming is an exception. If you are running and in a 'fog', or being 'out of it', because of exertion, then fine, eventually you drop. But in Swimming, the risk is super high, you die. If in the water, and distressed, then the life guards should be able to over-ride someone waving them off.
- Karellen 3y agoJust because some people feel that way, I don't think it's right to project that attitude onto another person you don't know without any evidence that they actually do too.
- eska 3y agoIf you’re a citizen of my country and do that then you’re one of the reasons I’m paying out of my ass so you can be a vegetable in a hospital. So please don’t do that. And I support criminalizing such reckless behavior because the only other alternative is that you end up disabled on the street because I shouldn’t pay for your selfish macho stupidity.