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Great essay on dying in the modern medical system by a psychiatrist: https://slatestarcodex.com/2013/07/17/who-by-very-slow-decay/ https://slatestarcodex.com/2

• thombat 3y ago
  My abiding fear is that the point where I'm sure I want no more life will arrive at the point where I have gone past the physical or mental ability to put that decision into practice. Like Lot's wife I'll be tempted to pause for one final look at the home I had, and so will all be lost.
• dmbche 3y ago
  That was so powerfully written, I'm shocked that I found it in a small comment. It's perspective changing. Wow.
  • optimalsolver 3y ago
    Be sure to check out his other stuff. Quite a unique writer: https://slatestarcodex.com/about/ https://slatestarcodex.com/about/
  • reducesuffering 3y ago
    Scott's writing is top notch. Wait 'til you read Archipelago and Atomic Communitarianism, and Meditations on Moloch for more perspective bending prose. https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/06/07/archipelago-and-atomic-communitarianism/ https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/06/07/archipelago-and-atomic... https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/07/30/meditations-on-moloch/ https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/07/30/meditations-on-moloch/