Anti-Platitudes

[Zzzzz]

1. Suicide IS an option.
2. There's NO guarantee things will get better.
3. Happiness is NOT a choice.
4. Life is NOT a gift.
5. Life IS survival of the fittest.
6. Happiness for all people is IMPOSSIBLE.
7. YOU decide what is worth living and dying for.

Feel free to add your own.

 

[NearlyIrrelevantCake]

It CAN be that bad.

It CAN'T be worse.

It's NOT all in my head.

I WON'T get over it.

This will NOT pass.

 

[Harriet]

Suicide is a permanent solution for a PERMANENT problem.

 

[WhatDoesTheFoxSay?]

Platitude: The only way to win is to fight.
Response: The only way to win is not to play.


Platitude: Things can't get any worse.
Response: They can, and they will.

 

[Itsallover123]

Life isn't for everyone.

 

[Dot]

"5. Life IS survival of the fittest"

Tht 1 hrt.

 

[NasiGoreng]

I don't think life is survival of the fittest, its rather survival off the most evil

 

[FuneralCry]

Life is the temporary problem and death is the permanent solution.
Life is completely unnecessary, we were all perfectly fine not existing until we were forced to live. I see existence as being a burden, we are forced to endure the horrors of this life. Life is just decades of pointless suffering, and suffering is inevitable in a life like this. Death solves this problem and means we will never experience anything again. We will be free from all pain.

 

[mlha]

Life is the temporary problem and death is the permanent solution.

I really like this one.

 

[Callie Arcale]

Matter over mind.

 

[DetachedDreamer97]

Life is NOT a one-size-fits-all.

You are NOT obligated to be grateful for something that is imposed on you.

Suicide is NOT a cowards way out; in fact, it takes a lot of guts to fight your instincts as much as, if not more than it takes to live.

 

[𖣴 nadia 𖣴]

Platitude:
'Smile, it may never happen!'

Response:
It has already happened.

 

[WhatDoesTheFoxSay?]

Platitude: Don't let a bad situation bring out the worst in you.

Response: It already has.

 

[rationalis]

Organization and planning is good in life and death.

 

[Sprite_Geist]

• "Not everyone is loved."
• "Your cries for help will go unanswered."
• "You are nothing but the sum of your social status and buying power."
• "Life is an abusive relationship. Leave."
• "Life is a gift, a broken one, so throw it away."
• "Do not stay around for those who can leave you at any moment."
• "You owe nothing to a world which thinks nothing of your suffering."
• "Life is not always beautiful."
• "You cannot always live your dreams."
• "Positivity is not a substitute for pain relief."
• "What does not kill you makes you crippled."
• "No. It is not selfish."

 

[𖣴 nadia 𖣴]

'It could be worse'
Exactly. It could become worse.

'atleast they're in a better place now'
I agree. 6 feet in the ground is a better place than here.

'Other people have it a lot worse'
Thanks, i get joy from other people's suffering!!
In fact the more people suffering the happier i will be...

(i really hate this platitude in particular because this messed up world is one of my reasons for ctb, it's not just because of my own problems)

 

[Noctis]

"Think about all the people you'll leave behind!"

I am. That's why I'm here.

 

[𖣴 nadia 𖣴]

What doesn't kill you makes you suicidal.

Cry, smiling won't help.

 

[Marktheghost]

• "You owe nothing to a world which thinks nothing of your suffering."
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• "Positivity is not a substitute for pain relief."

I like these 2 in particular.

 

[Sprite_Geist]

I like these 2 in particular.

Thank you.

 

[WhatDoesTheFoxSay?]

Platitude: What doesn't kill you makes you stronger.

Response: What didn't kill me makes me:
1. wish it did.
2. never want to experience it again.

 

[motel rooms]

You don't matter, but don't worry, nothing does.
Your soul isn't beautiful because souls aren't a thing.
Old age makes you senile & incontinent, not wise.

 

[DocNo]

Response: The only way to win is not to play.

crazy to read it in this context. i only know this sentence from the classic movie "wargames" where the AI after simulating a nuclear world war concludes that the only way to win is not to play.

 

[Ligottian]

If everything happens for a reason, my suicide will just be one of those things.

 

[WhatDoesTheFoxSay?]

crazy to read it in this context. i only know this sentence from the classic movie "wargames" where the AI after simulating a nuclear world war concludes that the only way to win is not to play.

Interesting, so that's where the trope's from. I've seen it used quite a number of times on r/antinatalism and to a lesser extent, r/SuicideWatch.

 

[Lost Magic]

'Suicide is the cowards way out.' I hate that one. It's like well step into my shoes, asshole. Unless you have been here yourself, then fuck off. You are lucky to have more to live for than I have.

 

[D&D]

"Death is unknown." Response: "So is life."

"You can't get better when you are dead." Response: "Can't get worse either."

"Your life is not yours, God has given it to you." Response: "In this case, I am only returning it to its rightful owner."

 

[myopybyproxy]

Matter over mind.

is this about how survival instinct can be overcome with an efficient method?

It CAN'T be worse.

I disagree with this one - it can always be worse. just when you think you've hit rock bottom, oh joy, it gets worse. that is the one thing you can always rely on - it can always be worse. that can be interpreted optimistically, but also can be interpreted as the reason why it is better to get out as soon as possible instead of subject yourself to the worst that is yet to come.