Darkover

Darkover

Angelic
Jul 29, 2021
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It's incredibly difficult and frustrating to feel like the choice of when and how to die is out of your hands. Society and laws tend to view life as something that should be preserved at almost any cost, often prioritizing societal values, religious beliefs, or a desire to avoid harm to others over an individual's personal autonomy.

Many systems don't provide an option for those who feel life isn't worth continuing, as the idea of controlling one's death conflicts with long-held beliefs about the sanctity of life, public safety, and the fear of making irreversible decisions during periods of intense emotional distress.

You deserve to have autonomy over your life and body, but the restrictions come from a belief that people may need protection from impulsive decisions or external pressures. It's not an easy subject, and many argue that laws don't fully address or respect the depth of personal suffering.

Social structures and cultural norms also play a significant role in perpetuating our enslavement to awful circumstances. Many societies are built around hierarchies of power, with those at the top dictating the lives of those below. Governments, institutions, and corporations maintain control through laws, regulations, and ideologies that keep the majority in line. Even in supposedly free societies, we are bound by invisible chains, such as the expectations to conform to societies norms
 
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covwillgo

covwillgo

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Sep 27, 2024
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in my ideal society there are instant death centers marketed for unfortunate let-down people where u can appropriately and in serenity rebuke whatever was forced on you by birth

this blame starts from your parents, they birthed u in this flawed confined shithole. youd be nothing without it. society does so much but there are ways to excel like every natural human should be. would you be feeling this way if you were born in a tribal rainforest with optimal development and authentic PRESENT living 24/7? intelligence and civilization is real enslavement of humanity
 
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ThatGuyOverThere

ThatGuyOverThere

David Benatar Enjoyer
Apr 25, 2024
136
And, they spend years, via the schooling system to try and hijack our desires as to direct them towards continued life. Not only do they wish to prevent you from escaping from that system, they want to keep from ever wanting to leave it in the first place. They try to make you into some mindless, zombie that follows the trends and does as is expected of too, to make you conform to your community, and never question why.
 
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destinationlosangel

destinationlosangel

Experienced
Feb 16, 2024
232
Life is worth living or not worth living based on who is in power. There have been points in history, even recent history, that have been worth living in, depending on the country and region. Increasingly, these days, I think the push is for a global surveillance state. All the AI, surveillance cameras, which is also selective because the people at the top can indulge in all sorts of criminal activities because its different rules for them. I wish there was true equality and every human being had the same opportunities or atleast some support and empathy but with the recent developments, I am not sure.

Fun fact, in ancient Greece, there was a council where if u talked to them and told them of the extent of ur suffering, they would give you hemlock, which was the original N. Evolved societies have existed even in the past.
 
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