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Re:Massive genetic study shows how humans are evolving on Tuesday September 12, 2017 @12:09AM (#15224750)
If you suspect your offspring (or your genes) would somehow be harmful to humanity, no one is asking you to produce any. But calling suicide your "mission" just betrays spite and resentment. What's so urgent about it?

Isn't it really about wanting to escape suffering?

Re:No Man’s Sky One Year Later on Wednesday September 06, 2017 @01:55AM (#15181532)
No Man's Land? I'd assume that's a typo, but you speak of it as a separate case.
Re:Feeling bad about feeling bad can make you feel worse on Tuesday August 15, 2017 @10:39AM (#15018563)
I suspect you're missing the point of the parent comment, and the post itself. Regardless of whether these thoughts are wrong or oppressive, is it useful to fight or deny them? Is it helpful to chastise ourselves or feel guilty for having them?
Re:China's Plan for World Domination in AI Isn't So Crazy on Tuesday August 15, 2017 @10:04AM (#15018243)
The first episode of Kieslowski's Dekalog (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dekalog) deals with exactly this theme, through the subject of technology. It's from Soviet Poland but it's a memorable illustration.
Re:What I Wish I'd Known About Equity Before Joining a Unicorn on Thursday January 19, 2017 @03:44AM (#13434164)
Sorry I don't follow. So you came back, and the company had moved but they reserved a cubicle for you at the new office? What does you forcing the issue have to do with them missing you?
Re:Depression as hard on the heart as obesity and cholesterol on Wednesday January 18, 2017 @03:18AM (#13424909)
What condition was she sent to the hospital for? Like, totally psychiatric or were they fasting or something?