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Apr 23, 2023Liked by Whitney McKnight

I love this so much. I've never been one to do the knee jerk platitudes of suicide being "so wrong" or "cowardly". Sometimes we just have to go; to a place that we ALL end up and at least that way, you do have some sovereignty over your departure from this plane. And I agree 100% that the nihilism that has seemingly come out of nowhere in epidemic proportions, is a result or reaction to feeling a complete loss of control to 'the machine' that is modern life. Coloring outside the lines is not allowed, for the most part, particularly for those who are left out of the economic hierarchy. I also have my own theory about the necessity of a great human 'die-off', that may be only just beginning. Very good stuff

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Apr 23, 2023Liked by Whitney McKnight

Self termination comes in two flavors: 1. Once your body ceases to allow for a self-sufficient life, either due to age or illness, you may decide to end it, which I consider a fundamental human right. 2. Suicide out of desperation and/or depression. For what it's worth, I completely agree with the above essay and it's view on the latter case. Especially the reflexive prescription of questionable Psychopharmaka by the medical establishment is counterproductive, unless you own shares in Pfizer.

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