Dying Alone in Japan: The Industry Devoted to What’s Left Behind

Re:Dying Alone in Japan: The Industry Devoted to What’s Left... by ars on Sunday July 29, 2018 @05:21PM (#17640337)

> And I'm planning to kill myself before I lose it completely.

This is a common plan, but it doesn't work. When that moment arrives when you would want to, you no longer have the mental faculties to do it.

Before then, you'll be feeling like everything is going just fine, so why end it?

Assisted suicide or DNR's don't really work without family members to enforce them. Medical providers are incentivized to keep you alive: Both morally and financially (you can chose which counts for more depending on how cynical you are, but either way the two motives are in sync).

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Re:Dying Alone in Japan: The Industry Devoted to What’s Left... by mirimir on Sunday July 29, 2018 @05:30PM (#17640376)

Time will tell, I guess.

But re medical providers, why would they keep me alive if there's no money left? It's a pretty good bet that even AmEx would start declining charges, at some point.

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Re:Dying Alone in Japan: The Industry Devoted to What’s Left... by ars on Sunday July 29, 2018 @06:57PM (#17640829)

The government pays for healthcare for retirees.

They are bilking the government, not the individual. They actually prefer it that way since there isn't anyone checking on them.

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Re:Dying Alone in Japan: The Industry Devoted to What’s Left... by mirimir on Sunday July 29, 2018 @07:15PM (#17640910)

I didn't think that Medicare was that generous.

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Re:Dying Alone in Japan: The Industry Devoted to What’s Left... by ars on Sunday July 29, 2018 @07:28PM (#17640966)

It's for people who are destitute. They insist you spend all your own money first, and then you are covered fully for everything, with a small monthly allowance from social security.

Providers are happy to help you spend all your own money, and then be fully covered.

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Re:Dying Alone in Japan: The Industry Devoted to What’s Left... by mirimir on Sunday July 29, 2018 @10:47PM (#17641710)

That's Medicaid, I think. Medicare coverage for old people is much more limited.

But I do agree that fraudulent exploitation of Medicaid and Medicare by the medical industry is all too common.

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Re:Dying Alone in Japan: The Industry Devoted to What’s Left... by aeontech on Sunday July 29, 2018 @07:36PM (#17641009)

Well, your heirs/estate would be still liable for any debts you incur?

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Re:Dying Alone in Japan: The Industry Devoted to What’s Left... by mirimir on Sunday July 29, 2018 @08:33PM (#17641262)

Heirs aren't liable for debt, unless they've cosigned on loans.

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Re:Dying Alone in Japan: The Industry Devoted to What’s Left... by jpindar on Sunday July 29, 2018 @06:07PM (#17640572)

I think there might be a market for a dead-man switch (no pun intended, honest), but you'd never be able to get a doctor to implant it.

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Re:Dying Alone in Japan: The Industry Devoted to What’s Left... by mirimir on Sunday July 29, 2018 @08:34PM (#17641267)

I rather like that idea :) Except for the risk of bugs, and getting pwned :(

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Re:Dying Alone in Japan: The Industry Devoted to What’s Left... by jpindar on Sunday July 29, 2018 @09:39PM (#17641484)

I wasn't thinking of anything that can connect to a network!

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Re:Dying Alone in Japan: The Industry Devoted to What’s Left... by mirimir on Sunday July 29, 2018 @10:48PM (#17641713)

Well, there's virtually always an interface :)

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