Win the lottery and still CTB?

[Gordy99]

I'm sure most of us have dreamed of winning the lottery. Would you still consider CTB if you hit the lottery? And I'm talking about winning many millions of dollars.

I personally would consider CTB even if I hit the lottery.

 

[ThriveOrDie]

Money would solve a lot of my problems but it won't matter when the economy collapses

 

[WhiteRabbit]

I think it would prolong my life some, but I'd still ctb in the end.

 

[Feeding Pigeons]

I think it would prolong my life some, but I'd still ctb in the end.

Exactly this.

 

[Braindead Atheist]

i don't think i would.

 

[gottago222]

if i hit the lotto id still be mentally ill n prob use the money to get one of those sarco pods

 

[thinkkank]

i would enjoy the money, but eventually I wound end things myself. I have something in me that just wants to end things myself. money solves problems, but it can't make you happy if you have mental problems

 

[Messgram]

It would get me out of this hell, but it wouldn't bring me lasting happiness. I would still be tormented by loneliness, sadness, and low self-esteem, which could eventually bring me back to depressed and suicidal state.

 

[tieiwi]

I would definitely spend all my new money, then ctb.

 

[Kalebri]

It'll solve my financial problems, but after that, what else? Money won't cure my "soul", it'll only cure my superficial problems. I could me the most rich person in the world, but without a family, real friends, a good health and a true community where you can feel belonged, nothing of this will matter.

 

[Pen>Sword]

No, I won't. Money will solve my problems.

 

[CiproKilledMe]

No amount of money buys what I need to stay on this planet, which is either a new body or a time machine to go back and change the trajectory of my life. Even a billion dollars would change absolutely nothing about my existence. Although I suppose if I had a billion dollars I could hire a team of researchers to try and figure out WTF is wrong with my body and then hopefully come up with some sort of treatment.

 

[Depressed Cat]

Hitting the jackpot would temporarily lessen my misery. I would get to enjoy the money and do some things I want to.

Then my despair would return with a vengeance and I would end up CTB.

 

[summers]

It would delay it for sure. Believe that I'm helping my friends and blowing through all that cash. But even Musk and Bezos can't buy back their youth with $200B.

 

[Darkover]

money can't buy happiness or health or friends or family or a relationship, but it can help improve your life drastically but it's can also destory everything around you.

 

[maakies]

It would delay it for sure. Believe that I'm helping my friends and blowing through all that cash. But even Musk and Bezos can't buy back their youth with $200B.

Exactly. Would delay it for me. But I would stand by my decision. Honestly, I would probably go into a frantic mania if something like that happened.

 

[avoid_slow_death]

It would be comforting to know that I could set my loved ones up with a good cash cushion and hell, I would probably even prolong life a bit just to travel around the world, but I am certain the novelty of that would wear off very quickly. After that, I would board that bus and go into the void peacefully.

 

[Morbid Cam]

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Most of my problems stem from being poor, so although winning the lottery would be nice I would much prefer a revolution and us moving to a system where everyone's needs are met. I want a better life for everyone, not just me. No one should ever be homeless, nor starving, nor without adequate medical care as needed, nor without adequate education as one needs/wants.

 

[Onthe29th]

i might reconsider if I won the lottery…maybe. I know it'd solve a lot of my problems but it might make other problems worse.

 

[gottago222]

It would delay it for sure. Believe that I'm helping my friends and blowing through all that cash. But even Musk and Bezos can't buy back their youth with $200B.

i mean they cant go back chronologically but they can go back biologically with our knowledge of rejuvenation and technologies today

 

[NotSureToEndure]

I guess it would help. I could spend lots of money on some good private healthcare to see if I can find the source of my pains, so I would definitely try that first.
It would also mean I could stop having to do the work I currently do, which would probably free up a lot of my anxiety and give me the freedom to retrain and think about something more meaningful.

I don't play the lottery at the moment so it probably won't happen anytime soon

 

[Gsvko]

Means I can buy N, farewell!
Before I would definitely spend it all on travelling, def my favourite thing to do. Probably not all since you've said it's a lot, I would want to change something, make someone's life better. But I am dead now.
I don't want anything anymore (except for N maybe). I would leave it to people/facilities I fancy.

 

[Wrennie]

The medical treatment I require amounts to lifelong monthly administration of a 20 grand drug, so we'd ultimately exhaust all of our winnings & I'd be right back to where I started.

 

[Susu]

That's an interesting question I ask myself sometimes. Many of my reasons for CTB stem from work stress. This stress in turn transfered to tasks in my private everyday life. I suddenly find normal activities extremely stressful and overwhelming.
I thought for a long time that winning the lottery would change everything. And yes, it would definately change a lot. However, I recently reached a point where I am sure that I would suffer from my depression (or whatever else causes me to be like this) despite financial freedom. It kind of manifested itself.

I would probably enjoy the opportunities afforded by financial power for a while, but in the long run I would use them to achieve a comfortable way to CTB.

 

[little helpers]

there're three ways to read this. a) "will your quality of life improve if you're financially stable?" b) "will you 'choose life' if you're now privileged?" c) "can money prevent suicide as a whole?"

my answers. first question, yes. absolutely. poverty doesn't serve anyone.

second question, no. it's ironic in some ways, like, I've played this out in my head many times now I hit the jackpot and go run a needle exchange. heck, I'm gon be California's SEP Clearinghouse myself! stupid filibuster stfu or I'm sending you to jail! lol. but 'member what Renton did after he got his four grand? oh yes he said "choose life" when what he really means is "now that's all the skag you can buy".

third question. no. money is disparity in paper form. it needs to *go*. as long as allocation of resources is relying on disparity, the underprivileged are not gonna survive. whenever some get uplifted on the social strata, others sink down. think about how multinationals work. it's like that.

 

[ClownMe]

No amount of money will ever make me happy, im dead inside and see our existence as pointless.

 

[FuneralCry]

For me, nothing would ever make me want to live. Even if I had lots of money, I would still be empty. I have no interest in living. Life itself is pain and suffering and for me money would not change how I view the world. Death is the only thing that I want, I want to never experience anything ever again. For me personally, life itself is the problem and the only way to solve that is death.

 

[Death is beautiful]

hmm, if I got a couple million dollars, then maybe it would have extended my life a little bit, but in the end I would still ctbed

For me, nothing would ever make me want to live. Even if I had lots of money, I would still be empty. I have no interest in living. Life itself is pain and suffering and for me money would not change how I view the world. Death is the only thing that I want, I want to never experience anything ever again. For me personally, life itself is the problem and the only way to solve that is death.

You could use them for a peaceful death, I would pay someone $1 million to inject N into me while I'm sleeping, my God, this is perfect, I would just fall asleep and not wake up, I think there would be someone who would do it for a million dollars

 

[meloku]

I will enjoy it for sure but there is no escaping death. And when time comes I'll CTB.

 

[KTbear]

I'm sure most of us have dreamed of winning the lottery. Would you still consider CTB if you hit the lottery? And I'm talking about winning many millions of dollars.

I personally would consider CTB even if I hit the lottery.

Nope. I'd buy a house, retire, and travel.