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NonHyloMorphtoday at 12:35 AM3 repliesview on HN

Wtf is going on with the discourse here lately? Are you advocating for effective "euthanasia" by neglect?


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jll29today at 1:09 AM

I disagree with downvoting the parent; I did not interpret their post as advocating neglect or euthanasia or anything else of a nasty kind.

There is a point to be made that fewer and fewer people are ready to die - eventually.

However, it arguably is the natural course of things, and the only thing more certain than taxes. I'm not saying this because I cannot imagine a world in which death was switched off. Instead, I would argue that it is also a GOOD thing that death exists, as it makes one's lifetime more precious knowing your days are counted (it's also good not to know how many of them you have left). There is space made for new generations, and their different (hopefully eventually better) ideas.

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carefree-bobtoday at 1:29 AM

A lot of people really want to get their hands on the savings of the elderly, and are very angry when they see old people spending money.

calvinmorrisontoday at 1:25 AM

I'm advocating for "at 100 years old you're going to die pretty soon regardless of medical spending, and as a centarian, you should be prepared for this. no vanity or medical procedure will be cost effective and the world does not need more supercentarians, and japan does not need more old people. simple as.