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Re:A shift in American family values is fueling estrangement by munk-a on Wednesday July 14, 2021 @07:33PM (#27839771)
But the void isn't peace or existence - it's just nothingness. You are able to, at least, helplessly curse the world you see in front of you - without life there is absolutely nothing, there is no you to contemplate the changes or appreciate the peace of not living through them.

You simply are not.

(and sorry if this is a bit deep or morose)

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Re:A shift in American family values is fueling estrangement by lisper on Wednesday July 14, 2021 @07:41PM (#27839839)
Yes, I get that. We all know what the void is like: it's the state we were all in before we were born. It's not at all clear to me that that will be worse than witnessing the collapse of civilization, which is not at all unlikely to happen in the lifetime of many of the people hanging out here on HN.
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