Ask Lemmy

Life is the only thing a human is guaranteed to have - and, as far as I’m concerned, we only get it once. To finish it early seems a terrible waste. It’s the only thing we’ll ever get to do. Might as well give it a bit of a go… it’s not like it goes on for ever, anyway.

Because I want to outlive my enemies.

Who is going to change the smoke alarm battery?

Good things can't happen anymore. You might also say that bad things can't happen either, but if it's over then there's no opportunity at all. Life can change as long as it's there.

A lot of life is about perspective. I have a checklist, of things that make life worth it for me. They're gonna vary from person to person, obviously, but when I get super depressed, I go through my checklist in my head. I have cats that depend on me and I value their wellbeing. I have relationships with people I care about and want to see. (and kids I want to see grow up) There's still things I want to learn, places I want to see, and things I want to do. Small things, too, like wanting to see the end of a show or enjoy a favorite food. Life has it's hardships, but it also has a lot of things we get to enjoy - and I want to be strong enough to live through the hardships to enjoy the good things. Idk man it all probably sounds kind of cheesy, but watching the sunset brings me a lot of joy. Life doesn't have to be perfect to be worth living.

The MOMENT you do, inevitably the world will start getting better.

I would advocate for tuning out of reality over suicide. Move to the middle of nowhere, cut off internet, spend your days chilling and farming. You always have the option of reinterpretation after stuff improves.

If there are people who care about you, it’s not only selfish but also cruel. All you’re doing is passing on your pain to them.

I think Albert Camus' Myth of Sisyphus addresses this somehow.

Because you have a destiny and a purpose way beyond your current comprehension and it is so much bigger than whatever misery you are feeling at any point in life. You have to find what that destiny and purpose is, believe me, because otherwise it would only be a massive opportunity squandered. Let me explain - you are the universe itself, so incredibly lucky to be able to come alive, with an opportunity to experience and appreciate the universe itself, there is a much bigger connection you have to the stars and to all that has life. If you are true to yourself and chase what your heart desires and remove all the noise, you will find your purpose, also called self-actualization. Not to mention you are living in the most comfortable, connected, beautiful time any species including humans was ever afforded. On separate note, it is very understandable and valid if you feel like shit given the current affairs, but if you believe me, this had to happen, and this only means better times will be here sooner rather later.

I get to pet dog

Id rather die for something bigger than me and my mental anguish if im gonna knowingly off myself.

Ive lived through too much shit to make the weakness of the day take me out.

But I'll go when I wanna go too. But it'll be me saying "my time here is done" not in pain but acceptance and peace. Not despair.

Can't let that shit win.

You can't piss off the haters if you're dead.

My apartment will fine me if I don't bring the trash cans back inside before 9PM, so I gotta be alive for that.

To look out at the ocean, hear the waves and birds, walk barefoot on the grass, run naked in the rain, climb the mountain, unite with nature.

If you fail you'll live an infinitely worse life that isn't worth risking. And if you're going to make a rash decision then make one less rash like changing your entire name or applying to new jobs (amazon hires anyone) or dropping out of college

I can tell you with absolute certainty that when it’s no longer a choice, you’ll want to be alive.

So don’t try to sudoku yaself. You would likely severely regret the decision as your life is ending.

Life can be really hard at times, but it can also be really good at times. Time is fleeting. Life is the good and the bad. Without the bad times, you wouldn’t be able to feel how good the good times are.

Whatever you’re going through, take care of yourself during this time, and you’ll come out okay.

The only reason I haven't kicked it is because it would hurt people I love.

If there was some magical way to wipe the memory of my existence from all my friends and families minds I would be booking a first class ticket to hell immediately.

I've done pretty much everything I can reasonably do as someone in my tax bracket. All my other hopes and dreams cost too much and/or seem unlikely to happen at any point in the future so I may as well check out.

To be clear I am not actively suicidal right now, but I really think we ought to let people check out if they want to.

I didn't have a say in being brought into this world and it feels cruel to force people who don't wanna play anymore to stick around.

it's gonna happen anyway without even trying, and in the meantime I can do a whole bunch of interesting drugs.

Me personally:

Un-alive over 9000 fascist's.

I have ten I could name and have named. The three that particularly would resonate with me are the idea I might still owe people things, there being less extreme ways of going about my issues, and the thought of what happens after death.

The one that kept me alive was that I couldn't make the world better for others, even in a small near-insignificant way, if I were dead. And it would be a bit pointless to die if everyone else is still going to live a life of suffering, especially as I can't be sure reincarnation isn't true.

this is what your enemies would like to see. don't have enemies? make some

Ammo is expensive and I can have more fun drinking and get the same result later down the road anyway

Do a jihad but instead of it being for something stupid, like religion, do it for a good cause. Like polar bears. Or owls. Or the poor.

R. Buckminster Fuller asked that same question as he contemplated throwing himself into Lake Michigan. He was broke, in debt, jobless with a wife and small family.

The only thing he REALLY had was life insurance, which made him worth more dead than alive.

His experience is worth reading:

tl;dr - He made a wager with himself that there was some larger purpose to his life. He went on to hold 28 patents and became the inventor of the Geodesic Dome. Bucky Balls are named after him.

https://medium.com/@bbirdwell4711/why-buckminster-fuller-is-more-interesting-than-you-thought-f9d213eb0cb7

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckminsterfullerene

Rage.

Because even when life throws you lemons you can still taste.