Comment by Saul_Goodman_97 on 04/06/2023 at 14:12 UTC

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View submission: I don't care about old people dying

Your perspective will likely change when you're closer to that age. Most people fear death. It's easy to view it this way when you're young and in good health.

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Comment by sophosoftcat at 04/06/2023 at 16:53 UTC

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Chiming in as someone who almost died from a brain tumour this year, (heck I’m not even in the clear yet) I have to somewhat disagree. I was shit scared to die until I got sick. Then I made my peace with it. I’m 33.

Comment by [deleted] at 04/06/2023 at 17:48 UTC

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Depends on your condition honestly. If you're just getting tired and not in pain and your life is just draining away, yeah you're most likely not going to be thrilled about death coming. If you're in pain and know it won't stop? Different story.

I had a herniated disc at 26 and spent 2 years in constant extreme pain every minute I was awake, and tried to snuff out my candle a couple times. Am I glad I made it through? Yes absolutely! But in that amount of pain your brain just goes to auto pilot and usually steers in the direction of wanting to die. It's just how it works for a lot of people with pain.

Comment by houseofnim at 04/06/2023 at 16:31 UTC

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I know I won’t change my mind. As an epileptic I’m more likely to develop dementia than the average person (up to six times more likely!) and to top it off I have family history of it. I’ve already instructed my kids to put my ass in a home because I’m not gonna remember anything anyway and I do not, under any circumstance, want my kids to become burdened with my care. They also know that I don’t want any care other than comfort care when I reach that point.

Comment by TheGravyMaster at 04/06/2023 at 17:36 UTC

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Death is something to look forward too. Finally resting. No more suffering. Just the last moments then your finally free.