@KevinSimler he cracks me up - he literally can't conceive of people not being glad to be alive, like William James' description of Whitman
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Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing but on average ppl are glad to be alive, no?1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @KevinSimler
@KevinSimler how would you measure that? suicide is very hard, much harder than people think, and a million americans a year still try it4 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing I... had never thought about that. Always assumed exit would be easy if life became unworthy enough. Emphasis on "assumed."1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes -
Replying to @KevinSimler
@KevinSimler totally! I wrote about the function of this belief here http://theviewfromhell.blogspot.com/2012/04/why-we-believe-suicide-is-easy.html …3 replies 0 retweets 3 likes -
Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing still I think that on average people are happy to have been born. do you have arguments to the contrary?2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @KevinSimler
@sarahdoingthing nm, that's clearly what the book is for :). would be happy for a blog link tho, if you have one1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @KevinSimler
@KevinSimler these are a couple taking preferentism seriously http://theviewfromhell.blogspot.com/2011/06/mathematics-of-misery-what-human.html … / http://theviewfromhell.blogspot.com/2011/11/blind-to-downside.html … second one is more fun ;)1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing that first article was intense. explains why I've always been baffled by how some others take such risks with their lives2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @KevinSimler
@KevinSimler still smugly amused at myself for comparing going to law school with joining a street gang1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
@KevinSimler what they said about Elliott Smith: "he didn't have a drug problem; he had a life problem and was looking for a drug solution"
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