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>we're lessened by you removing yourself

I don't see how

Because you have value. Unless you're literally hitler, you have value, and probably a lot of it actually.

We're all pretty much the same, and in that, we all have pretty much the same potential to be better than whatever we are in this moment.

> Because you have value. Unless you're literally hitler, you have value, and probably a lot of it actually.

This is such an economists view on humanity and I can't help but wonder that assigning 'value' to people is part of what leads to increased suicide rates in the West in the first place.

You want this person to stay alive and continue suffering, because they represent value to you. Dead, they are of no value to you.

It's not the person's well-being you're interested in, it's what they can offer you to make your own life easier.

How is that not selfish but ending your own suffering is?

You've got a cynical view of things. Fact is, I and grandparent were reassuring sad-throwaway that they are worthy and valued. Your skepticism just throws another negative data point about humanity on the huge pile sad-throwaway has to contend with. Not cool, bro. You chose darkness.

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