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Re:It's Getting Harder to Die by Der_Einzige on Saturday June 29, 2024 @11:39AM (#40831332)
A permanent solution to a temporary problem still leaves the problem solved.
Re:It's Getting Harder to Die by rrgok on Saturday June 29, 2024 @12:53PM (#40831874)
I usually say "No, death is not the solution, death just removes the problem.".
Re:It's Getting Harder to Die by anonymouskimmer on Saturday June 29, 2024 @01:04PM (#40831969)
What it does is replace your problem with problems for a bunch of other people.
Re:It's Getting Harder to Die by rrgok on Saturday June 29, 2024 @01:58PM (#40832364)
I don't quite understand this. Postponing my death won't solve the problem; it's inevitable. The real question is, whose time takes priority—others' or mine?
Re:It's Getting Harder to Die by anonymouskimmer on Saturday June 29, 2024 @02:12PM (#40832439)
This is a good point. I guess the only counter argument is that, so far, in general, postponing elective death also leads to a bunch of solutions to other problems over the course of a life, even if the original problem is unsolvable.
Re:It's Getting Harder to Die by rrgok on Saturday June 29, 2024 @02:39PM (#40832573)
People forget that the other problems are created by life itself. There is no way out by playing its game. You cannot escape the problem making machine by using it: it will only produce more problems.

But the truth is that I'm not convinced that death is the "the winning move is not playing it". You see death is life: in order to die you must be alive first.

That's why lately I'm thinking unconsciousness is the way out, but I'm not sure about that too.

Re:It's Getting Harder to Die by anonymouskimmer on Saturday June 29, 2024 @04:24PM (#40833138)
The end of the universe is created by pre-life physics. I think it's unknown to humanity at this point whether a sufficiently advanced technology can deal with that.
Re:It's Getting Harder to Die by throwaway7ahgb on Sunday June 30, 2024 @09:11AM (#40836964)
Louis CK has a great bit about suicide.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fr7z1YiAWiI

"It will solve all your problems... Once!"