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I don't understand this project. If you want people to feel less lonely, then do it while they are alive. I know I wouldn't want a funeral attended by strangers
by mparnisari 3y ago
I don't understand this project. If you want people to feel less lonely, then do it while they are alive. I know I wouldn't want a funeral attended by strangers that didn't know me, for me it feels even sadder than a funeral attended by no-one.
What do the poets gain from this, an avenue to exercise their creativity? I'm sorry if I sound rude but I genuinely don't get it
- gwbas1c 3y agoBecause every person deserves dignity, even if their circumstances were such that no one is mourning their death.
- layer8 3y agoThis really depends on whether you think that someone who is dead has the ability to care. In my opinion, funerals are for the living, for those left behind. And it’s those who don’t like the thought of non-attended funerals who organize this, and it’s really for them, not for the dead, whose lives are already over and done. Dignity is for those who can experience the dignity or lack thereof.
- keybored 3y agoDying alone is not undignified. Even though the article gracefully gives the “maybe they were a drug addict” as one of the examples.