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Swizec ◴[] No.45076409[source]
What about quality of life adjusted life years? I don’t want to live to 100 and be miserable for the last 30

But if you can get me 90 years where I feel like a spring chicken until 89, then that’s just fine.

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iwontberude ◴[] No.45080736[source]
I’d rather be alive engulfed in flames than dead.
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entropyneur ◴[] No.45080792[source]
Have you been engulfed in flames before?

I've definitely experienced mental states that were worse than being dead. I don't regret remaining alive because of all the positive experiences I've had afterwards. But if we are talking about extending suffering that's only followed by death, I don't see the point.

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