Erm, why is he not frozen?
Because he wants to depart with dignity? Currently at least cryonics don't seem to be any better than a scam (google alcor scam for references).
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#32Context: http://hintjens.com/blog:115 and other recent posts by Pieter.
>It can be horribly awkward to talk to a dying person (let's say "Bob"). Here are the main things the other person (let's say "Alice") should not say to Bob:
Same thing at funeral. I'm always trying to convince others to remember good things, not go into depression. You can't do much after it happened.
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#33I have known Pieter since around 2002. We didn't meet or talk that often, but usually we would have a fun few hours every FOSDEM. On one of those occasions we defined "our" religion, stallmanism.com Pieter transferred the site and domain to me a few days ago.
In the past few months I have been almost obsessed with consuming everything he wrote and published. It is exactly my way of thinking. Of questioning reality and turning it upside down so it works even better.
I will miss him. And I will continue to learn from him. We all knew this was going to happen, he was most transparent in keeping us informed about it. So I am sad, yes. But I am also immensely grateful and positive.
Pieter, it was an honour and a privilege to have shared time with you. Peace for you.
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#34If I were going to die, I'd feel very sad but not because of me nor because of my wife or friends. They are adults and they must deal with this.
I'd feel that I let down my children and couldn't give them a happy and careless childhood without having to deal with the cruelty of reality.
So, may his kids have the strength to deal with it without losing their light-heartedness.
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#35Earlier quoted context omitted.
I think I prefer departure
There was a recent The Moth: Radio Hour [1] where an emergency room physician talked about dealing with death in the ER. I was struck by the deliberate decision to be blunt about what had happened. She specifically says that she cannot mince words and say that the patient "departed" or "moved on" because inevitably the concerned family and friends will assume that their loved one has been moved to another hospital or…
They made this a serial joke on Arrested Development if you remember. Starting with the doctor saying, "We lost your father" and the whole family goes into shock and mourning. The doctor continues, "We can't find him anywhere, we have no idea where he is" and the Bluth family go beserk at the lexical ineptitude of his communication.
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#36This is where we are all headed. Few of us will choose the time and place.
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#37Earlier quoted context omitted.
Nyah. I'm 51 years old and buried my parents. Death is real and probably closer than I imagine. Perhaps it's the productization of death? I received this news as a retweet in my Twitter feed. Next to it was a bit.ly link about Configuration Management tools, the announcement of a speaker at a conference, and a famous quote from Einstein. Right now on HN it's #4. Next to it is a blog post about tools and frameworks an…
Some of her consciousness lives through your memories and mirror neurons. Not just in the bucket of bits. Thanks for sharing.
This use of 'just' is curious. It suggests that some degree of a person's consciousness inheres in their Facebook account. Is this intentional? If so, will you explain how you arrive at that conclusion?
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#38Erm, why is he not frozen?
For some reason, in Europe, even less people seriously consider cryonics as an option, despite the population being generally less religious. Some view it with cynicism. Others just laugh.
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#39I don't know this man, nor will it matter what I write here one way or another, but morally, I'm at odds with this person decision to humanly kill himself. I have no words of encouragement or wisdom, as Nihilism is itself the end of hope. God speed, and may the Lord have mercy on your soul. Which might be an oxymoron, since that conceptual framework was rejected in favor of the easy button, I suppose. Peace
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#40Earlier quoted context omitted.
Would it be the inevitability of death that disturbs you?
Nyah. I'm 51 years old and buried my parents. Death is real and probably closer than I imagine. Perhaps it's the productization of death? I received this news as a retweet in my Twitter feed. Next to it was a bit.ly link about Configuration Management tools, the announcement of a speaker at a conference, and a famous quote from Einstein. Right now on HN it's #4. Next to it is a blog post about tools and frameworks an…
I am in 2 minds about this. Part of me agrees with you but the other part of me doesn't.
Personally, I feel death (and afterlife) has played an important role in popularising (selling?) religion.It is still a difficult subject to talk about, in some cultures even joking about your own death is a big no-no. Maybe this is the best way to break this barrier and understand that death is "normal" and it's okay to talk about it along with other normal things. Maybe this "productization" will get us all to a point where we are all okay talking about it openly and frankly, without making a big deal about it?