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I've had all these arguments before, that I don't care to have again.

> And telling other people when they should die is sorta messed up

I'm not telling other people when to die! I'm thinking more of a societal contract. Which in fairness, seem less and less these days.

Like, if I go to the back of a queue, and see you going to the front, and request you go to the back... I'm not trying to control your life. I'm just asking you to acknowledge and respect that we live in a society.




>I've had all these arguments before, that I don't care to have again.

The arguenent of "I don't want to need help going to the bathroom/eating?" Or "I don't want to have effectively a two minute memory?" They're pretty solid arguments to me.

>I'm not telling other people when to die!

No, you want society to agree with you when people should die. This societal contract already does not exist. Maybe it'd be nice if it did, but you'd still need to answer the question of "should I stop this person from taking medicine because it's time for them to die?"




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