This is fucking spooky. The 'social implications'?!?
You're not a slave, you're not anyone's to throw away. The "greater good" that discards you discards your children, too. Die on your own terms, whatever those may be, but the "social implications" of considering the "social implications" of continuing to draw breath are untenablehttps://twitter.com/sovereignfamily/status/1167601473561092096 …
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Let's see what this guy says when he turns 74. I would expect a new revelation: "Oh I have so much residual vitality, actually I now decide to live to 85."
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The elderly woke. No thank you
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I'm not saying that the field of medical ethics functions mostly as a good place to put doctors who seem a little too fond of being Choosers of the Slain, but it sure seems that way sometimes.
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Hmm, I think that there's an argument that elderly care is not a net positive endeavour for the government (especially considering the expense involved vs the diminshed productivity).
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I am in favour of longevity research, but with the understanding that we aim to prolong productive life and not just life in general. Extending life spans by an extra 20 years is not that good if individuals are very infirm for those final years.
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I am not my contributions. Those dear to me at not their contributions. And in all likelihood, those who are distant from me are not their contributions either.
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"Boomsday" by Christopher Buckley was a terrific take on society paying for a less productive generation.
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