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Re:Sunlight through glass does not provide Vitamin D by abdulhaq on Monday February 25, 2019 @01:32PM (#19248066)
I really can't agree. I would not exchange my eyesight for the whole world, literally. Therefore the qudos of having looked at a novel explosion in no way compensates for any risk to my eyes.
Re:Sunlight through glass does not provide Vitamin D by blotter_paper on Monday February 25, 2019 @02:44PM (#19248703)
>I would not exchange my eyesight for the whole world, literally.

FYI vacuum exposure can cause blindness, visual impairment, and death.

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Re:Sunlight through glass does not provide Vitamin D by muraiki on Monday February 25, 2019 @05:38PM (#19250163)
Downvoted not because I’m afraid of my own mortality, but because pointing out the obvious fact that nobody can see after they die is neither insightful nor useful. Go tell that to someone who has become blind and let me know how much consolation that provides them.
Re:Sunlight through glass does not provide Vitamin D by abdulhaq on Monday February 25, 2019 @03:17PM (#19249023)
Even if I knew was going to die tomorrow, I will not exchange my remaining eyesight for qudos. I would prefer to spend my last day looking at my family, the trees, the running water, the flowers. It seems totally uncontroversial to me, I'm really surprised to find someone who disagrees.
Re:Sunlight through glass does not provide Vitamin D by bryanrasmussen on Monday February 25, 2019 @02:47PM (#19248735)
I thought the next few decaces was a climate change reference.
Re:Sunlight through glass does not provide Vitamin D by kragen on Monday February 25, 2019 @02:55PM (#19248810)
Sorry, no, I just meant that the maximum human lifespan recorded so far is 12.2 decades, and the vast majority of people reading this will die in even less, 2–5 decades, regardless of what happens with climate change. Given that, it's silly to treat your body as if you could make it last forever.

I've edited my comment above to clarify.

Re:Sunlight through glass does not provide Vitamin D by pshc on Monday February 25, 2019 @03:35PM (#19249201)
I think people understand the nihilistic viewpoint but it makes no sense to sacrifice your health while you still have it.