▲ 98 ▼ The high-tech future of assisted suicide is here. The world isn’t ready. (www.vox.com) submitted 2 years ago by jeffw@lemmy.world [M] to c/news@lemmy.world 23 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] fin@sh.itjust.works 26 points 2 years ago (1 child) If there is the right to live, there should be the right to kill yourself permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rdri@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (2 children) You mean you chose to be born? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] fin@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) I mean, technically, you are given with a chance to kill yourself every single moment. The reason why you’re alive is because you choose to continue living. But yeah, I didn’t have the option not to be born. I would’ve probably selected not to if I knew the world is this shitty and fucked. Lol. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] rdri@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) It's all obvious yeah. We (choose to) live mostly because we don't have those powers to know how shitty and fucked the world is going to become in the future. Some even realize they build their own future. Me, I think you are free to do anything with your life. But you are most likely missing a lot if you think the best thing to do is to end yourself, at any point. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Smoogs@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago There’s a lot of missing life even with living. By habit, a lot of people will choose to see the negatives at all times and complain about those negatives meanwhile the good people and positives pass by uncounted. Not saying that’s a reason to die but it isn’t exactly observing your life honestly and without toxifying it.seems a wasted life in both accounts. permalink fedilink source parent [–] fin@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago maybe permalink fedilink source parent [–] Smoogs@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) to choose you’d have to be alive to make choice which is the paradox with that idea. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] fin@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago Yeah, which means there’s no way you can choose not to be born permalink fedilink source parent [–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 2 points 2 years ago I will never forgive my parents for not asking me for my consent permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rdri@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (2 children) You mean you chose to be born? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] fin@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) I mean, technically, you are given with a chance to kill yourself every single moment. The reason why you’re alive is because you choose to continue living. But yeah, I didn’t have the option not to be born. I would’ve probably selected not to if I knew the world is this shitty and fucked. Lol. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] rdri@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) It's all obvious yeah. We (choose to) live mostly because we don't have those powers to know how shitty and fucked the world is going to become in the future. Some even realize they build their own future. Me, I think you are free to do anything with your life. But you are most likely missing a lot if you think the best thing to do is to end yourself, at any point. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Smoogs@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago There’s a lot of missing life even with living. By habit, a lot of people will choose to see the negatives at all times and complain about those negatives meanwhile the good people and positives pass by uncounted. Not saying that’s a reason to die but it isn’t exactly observing your life honestly and without toxifying it.seems a wasted life in both accounts. permalink fedilink source parent [–] fin@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago maybe permalink fedilink source parent [–] Smoogs@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) to choose you’d have to be alive to make choice which is the paradox with that idea. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] fin@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago Yeah, which means there’s no way you can choose not to be born permalink fedilink source parent [–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 2 points 2 years ago I will never forgive my parents for not asking me for my consent permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fin@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) I mean, technically, you are given with a chance to kill yourself every single moment. The reason why you’re alive is because you choose to continue living. But yeah, I didn’t have the option not to be born. I would’ve probably selected not to if I knew the world is this shitty and fucked. Lol. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] rdri@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) It's all obvious yeah. We (choose to) live mostly because we don't have those powers to know how shitty and fucked the world is going to become in the future. Some even realize they build their own future. Me, I think you are free to do anything with your life. But you are most likely missing a lot if you think the best thing to do is to end yourself, at any point. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Smoogs@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago There’s a lot of missing life even with living. By habit, a lot of people will choose to see the negatives at all times and complain about those negatives meanwhile the good people and positives pass by uncounted. Not saying that’s a reason to die but it isn’t exactly observing your life honestly and without toxifying it.seems a wasted life in both accounts. permalink fedilink source parent [–] fin@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago maybe permalink fedilink source parent [–] Smoogs@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) to choose you’d have to be alive to make choice which is the paradox with that idea. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] fin@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago Yeah, which means there’s no way you can choose not to be born permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rdri@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) It's all obvious yeah. We (choose to) live mostly because we don't have those powers to know how shitty and fucked the world is going to become in the future. Some even realize they build their own future. Me, I think you are free to do anything with your life. But you are most likely missing a lot if you think the best thing to do is to end yourself, at any point. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Smoogs@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago There’s a lot of missing life even with living. By habit, a lot of people will choose to see the negatives at all times and complain about those negatives meanwhile the good people and positives pass by uncounted. Not saying that’s a reason to die but it isn’t exactly observing your life honestly and without toxifying it.seems a wasted life in both accounts. permalink fedilink source parent [–] fin@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago maybe permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Smoogs@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago There’s a lot of missing life even with living. By habit, a lot of people will choose to see the negatives at all times and complain about those negatives meanwhile the good people and positives pass by uncounted. Not saying that’s a reason to die but it isn’t exactly observing your life honestly and without toxifying it.seems a wasted life in both accounts. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Smoogs@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) to choose you’d have to be alive to make choice which is the paradox with that idea. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] fin@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago Yeah, which means there’s no way you can choose not to be born permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fin@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago Yeah, which means there’s no way you can choose not to be born permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 2 points 2 years ago I will never forgive my parents for not asking me for my consent permalink fedilink source parent