05-13-2022, 11:25 AM
I don't have a super strong opinion in any particular direction on these issues, but here is where I think I stand right now. If you want to kill yourself, there shouldn't be a law against that. If you are relying on a machine to keep you alive, and you don't want to be hooked up to the machine, then you can ask somebody to unplug it. However there are issues with this, like the state of mind of the person, etc... it's complicated.
That's about as far as it goes. I think if you ask somebody else to actively kill you, where it is not simply a matter of "unplugging a machine", then I think that person should be charged with murder. I suppose there could be some exceptions, again I don't have really strong views on it one way or another. It's complicated.
As far as your thoughts on being a burden on society.. if you have contributed to society throughout your life, and in your old age become a burden on those around you because you are no longer "producing", I think that is a flawed way of thinking about it. If you have kids and a family, they probably want you to stick around. Hopefully you can be reliant on your savings, but if not it should be your goal to treat your family well so that they want you to stay around and will do extra work for you if they have to - extra work that you probably did for them when they were being raised.
With age comes wisdom. You may not produce food or goods in your old age, but you can produce a service for your family and others by providing them with love, kindness and wisdom.
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