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Re:People who die by suicide want to stop suffering, not to ... by anonymouskimmer on Saturday May 20, 2023 @01:57PM (#36014078)
In some cases I believe you're right, tradeoffs do happen. In other cases they are just on call. This is why private rescues are so expensive. You aren't just paying for the professionals and the equipment, you're paying for them to sit around until called.
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Re:People who die by suicide want to stop suffering, not to ... by lazyasciiart on Sunday May 21, 2023 @02:16AM (#36018461)
Yes. You might say that even if they are just sitting around, their presence doing so is considered to be a valuable part of their job, and it is being wasted.
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