Comment by mock-possum
3 days ago
I always think of that scene from Donnie Darko - where he says when his dog got sick, she went to hide under the porch. “To die?” His therapist prompts him. “To be alone” he corrects her pointedly. [0]
That’s kind of what I want when I die too - I don’t think I want to be around other people when it happens. I want to have my final moments to face death on my own, without feeling like I have to perform for other people.
… that said, give me another 60 years to chew on it and maybe I’ll feel different.
Wow I’m the total opposite. I’m very annoyed to be around others most of the time, but upon dying I can’t imagine doing it alone or without the help of loved ones.
A lot of motivation to be risk averse with my physical body in this life comes from a desire to make it to old age. Furthermore, I instantly understood why having children was good when I realized that they are your insurance that you’ll (usually) have someone to help comfort you on your deathbed who is themselves still lucid.
Honestly that strikes me as a pretty fucked up and self-serving reason to have children.
You should have kids because you want to create new life, and support them as they become the best humans that they can be - not because you’re scared of dying alone.
Your worldview is even worse. At least I'm honest in my egoism.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Better_Never_to_Have_Been
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benatar%27s_asymmetry_argument
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voluntary_Human_Extinction_Mov...
> I’m very annoyed to be around others most of the time, but upon dying I can’t imagine doing it alone or without the help of loved ones.
I'm the same but I'm trying to accept that while we are born among family, dying is a solitary journey.
(There is a saying along these lines, but search engines are utterly useless at surfacing it)