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Re:The people hosting their own 'living funerals' by awestroke on Thursday February 01, 2024 @03:08PM (#39220666)
> What kind of a maniacal ego maniac asks everyone close to them to all gather together and talk about how wonderful they are so they can watch?

This, as currently worded, is a criticism of birthday parties as well

Re:The people hosting their own 'living funerals' by robertlagrant on Thursday February 01, 2024 @03:24PM (#39220925)
I've never been to a birthday party where the birthday boy/girl gathers people to do that. What's the point in subtracting value from a conversation with this distraction?
Re:The people hosting their own 'living funerals' by ThrowawayTestr on Thursday February 01, 2024 @03:27PM (#39220967)
What's the point of judging the actions of people about to die?
Re:The people hosting their own 'living funerals' by sgu999 on Thursday February 01, 2024 @03:33PM (#39221038)
Everyone is about to die, nothing special about it
Re:The people hosting their own 'living funerals' by ThrowawayTestr on Thursday February 01, 2024 @03:41PM (#39221151)
That simply is not true. Terminal patients have a deadline, you have a nebulous time somewhere in the future.

If you knew for a fact you were gonna die tomorrow, would you still go into work?

Re:The people hosting their own 'living funerals' by robertlagrant on Thursday February 01, 2024 @03:36PM (#39221089)
You need to define judging? Do you mean "voicing an opinion"?
Re:The people hosting their own 'living funerals' by ThrowawayTestr on Thursday February 01, 2024 @03:43PM (#39221169)
I don't know how I would handle a terminal diagnosis so I refrain from "voicing an opinion" on the actions of those about to die.