TAW122
Emissary of the right to die.
- Aug 30, 2018
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Similar to an older topic (how smoking, drinking, etc. is slow CTB) that I had written about how smoking, drinking, and drug use is 'slow CTB', here is a story of a time during my life where I arrive at some theory which I managed to come to realization of (even if it wasn't necessarily true) about how normies cope with life and explained how they avoided (direct) CTB, while death comes to us all. While my position and perspective may/not be always true in all cases, in this story I explain why and how I arrived at the conclusion that I did when I was younger. As I got older, while I still partially hold this position, there is some nuance, in the fact that there are more factors as to why people drink, smoke, or do drugs (mainstream people).
Also, keep in mind that during that time of my life, I was still a high school senior (more than a decade ago) and I just managed to put two and two together. While at the time, just right before college and age 18 (age of majority), I saw my peers and even when I started college as to why they did those common vices that normies did. When I pondered a bit on it in my dorm room (I stayed to myself most of the time during that era of my life as well as focused on studies), it made sense that these people did that as a distraction. Keep in mind, this was before I learned about the topic, let alone the word 'euthanasia', it wasn't until I was in a general education class while in undergrad that it was a topic in an English class. So anyways, even though most people may be quick to tell me that I'm wrong (or would not openly admit it – perhaps partly due to the status quo and hive mindset), I do believe that subconsciously most people (especially normies) resort to doing such things because they want to cope over the existential dread of life and such, and without such copes (not just limited to the vices mentioned in this article/story), they too would be more prone towards CTB.
Of course, with over indulgence in such things or abuse of things (drugs, alcohol, or whatever vices one may engage with), there comes the purported 'solution' of therapy and treatment (which I won't get into a lot of detail about as that's another topic for another thread). It almost seems like these people go towards those things as a way to escape life's suffering, rather than an enjoyment (to be fair, there are some enjoyment to be had too, depending on the person/individual themselves). So in a sense, normies find some way that is deemed socially acceptable (at least for the status quo) to cope with the harsh realities of sentience, but is then checked and balanced by a regulating force (therapy and medication) so that their indulgence and vices aren't out of control.
Therefore, when I managed to come to such a realization and theory, it suddenly made sense as to "why" people engage in such activities. I do neither of those things and cope on my own (even when I became an adult) and not to knock on others' way of life, but it was just a realization I had. While not everyone may agree nor see things in the same perspective I do, at least that's how I arrived at why most people indulge in such activities, at least from a logical perspective. My reasoning for delving into it is when I was growing up many people (not just my own parents) keep selling the idea and worldview that vices are bad and people who go into those have issues and their lives are messed up, but of course when people enjoy responsibly, it made sense and my article and story just explains how I managed to come up with such a conclusion, even if it is not popularly or widely accepted. In the end, if people didn't have copes like that, I'm sure CTB (or even attempted CTBs) would become even more commonplace.
Also, keep in mind that during that time of my life, I was still a high school senior (more than a decade ago) and I just managed to put two and two together. While at the time, just right before college and age 18 (age of majority), I saw my peers and even when I started college as to why they did those common vices that normies did. When I pondered a bit on it in my dorm room (I stayed to myself most of the time during that era of my life as well as focused on studies), it made sense that these people did that as a distraction. Keep in mind, this was before I learned about the topic, let alone the word 'euthanasia', it wasn't until I was in a general education class while in undergrad that it was a topic in an English class. So anyways, even though most people may be quick to tell me that I'm wrong (or would not openly admit it – perhaps partly due to the status quo and hive mindset), I do believe that subconsciously most people (especially normies) resort to doing such things because they want to cope over the existential dread of life and such, and without such copes (not just limited to the vices mentioned in this article/story), they too would be more prone towards CTB.
Of course, with over indulgence in such things or abuse of things (drugs, alcohol, or whatever vices one may engage with), there comes the purported 'solution' of therapy and treatment (which I won't get into a lot of detail about as that's another topic for another thread). It almost seems like these people go towards those things as a way to escape life's suffering, rather than an enjoyment (to be fair, there are some enjoyment to be had too, depending on the person/individual themselves). So in a sense, normies find some way that is deemed socially acceptable (at least for the status quo) to cope with the harsh realities of sentience, but is then checked and balanced by a regulating force (therapy and medication) so that their indulgence and vices aren't out of control.
Therefore, when I managed to come to such a realization and theory, it suddenly made sense as to "why" people engage in such activities. I do neither of those things and cope on my own (even when I became an adult) and not to knock on others' way of life, but it was just a realization I had. While not everyone may agree nor see things in the same perspective I do, at least that's how I arrived at why most people indulge in such activities, at least from a logical perspective. My reasoning for delving into it is when I was growing up many people (not just my own parents) keep selling the idea and worldview that vices are bad and people who go into those have issues and their lives are messed up, but of course when people enjoy responsibly, it made sense and my article and story just explains how I managed to come up with such a conclusion, even if it is not popularly or widely accepted. In the end, if people didn't have copes like that, I'm sure CTB (or even attempted CTBs) would become even more commonplace.
