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Aaargh20318today at 4:50 PM2 repliesview on HN

There are plenty of things to live for, but that’s not even the point. There is a difference between choosing to be social and having to be social because you will get depressed if you aren’t.

I think this need for social interaction is harmful. We did see this in action during the COVID pandemic. So many people who weren’t able to abide by a short lockdown. Lives were lost due to our pathological need for social interaction.

Imagine how many communicable deceases we could eliminate by simply having a 3 month lockdown every other year.


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aliher1911today at 6:03 PM

So is food. If we switch to IV feeding you can also avoid many harms food and drink brings. We can do a soylent green as a stopgap.

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charlie0today at 4:53 PM

You don't go far enough, every flu season should be lockdown and social distancing protocol should be followed on pain of death.