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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago (11 children)
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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Unforgiveable implies that there can be no mistake about the negative side effects for even the dumbest among us before committing the act. Torture is about as intentionally cruel as it gets.

Some other suggestions here are frequently used under the umbrella of torture, for example, by the IDF.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago
[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

Permanent mutilation

[–] [email protected] 55 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yeah, almost put it in the question too, but felt that would be rude

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yeah that was probably a good call, even I hovered for a second before posting, but rape has always felt worse in my book, like killing someone is a horrible thing to do to someone, but they don't have to deal with it for life, the other one is a life long thing that could be argued is worse than death.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I might have some news for you about rape statistics - they're pretty high. That's telling a lot of people their experiences were worse than death, suggesting life isn't worth living after rape. That's a pretty brutal opinion to post on a public forum.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

I didn't say life wasn't worth living after it, I just see a way where it could be seen worse than death, having to have that in your memory forever because some psychopath decided they can do what they want to you.

It's a life long issue these people have to unfortunately suffer, one that they never ever should have had to experienced.

A brutal opinion would be, I think we should publicly execute rapists the slow way, that's a brutal opinion to post on a public forum.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Torture. The main thing about torture is to make sure they don't die while suffering the pain.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I cant imagine what would be the most heinous torture in a world like this. Maybe casually, "accidentally", stepping on the same person's toe ever other day for like one or two million years.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Torture, kidnapping.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 month ago

Assuming that immortality only applies to humans, environmental destruction would be a big one.

People care more about pollution and climate change when they know they'll be around to face the consequences.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

Burying people alive

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

If death weren't a thing, I suppose that that pitching someone into lava or something like that would be pretty bad then.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

Only if you're a pussy and can't take a few million years trapped in the earth's crust.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 month ago (6 children)

Unauthorised pregnancy. If no one can die, every new birth is effectively stealing from the limited pool of resources. Too many births, everyone starves, no one can die to ease the burden on the limited resources. Endless suffering for all.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (7 children)

Its no death. Not no aging or sickness.

People are still going to fall apart as they age. So I wonder if there would be a hard cap where you basically have a farewell party and go into a euthanasia booth/coffin.

Unauthorized pregnancies would be criminal. No idea what that world would do with the child in that situation.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (8 children)

Euthanasia is still death though, so unless live people are just going to crawl into a box and willingly never come out? And if they do get out, are they going to be okay with having being starved in complete isolation?

And where are their bodies stored? Outside of few exceptions, most human bodies decay away within a hundred years, so the grave sites can be reused, but you cant do that if someone's still in it?

If the world allows voluntary death, then it gets a bit easier to deal with though.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Well some might end up in the mines and others as the first proper space explorers who are just yeeted into space. Deep sea exploration without a submarine might also be on the table.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Its much harder to enslave immortal beings. How do you force someone to work in the mines?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Extortion? Torture? Just because they can't kill you, doesn't mean they can't hurt you or your loved ones.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Wait, what resources would be most valuable if death was off the table?

Edit: I'll take a stab at it and say cats.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

In my opinion killing is pretty bad but there are other crimes that can be worse, so not sure what point you are trying to make

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