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I'm choosing euthanasia etd 1pm. I have no last words.

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Re: I'm choosing euthanasia etd 1pm. I have no last words.

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Post by icebraining »

dredmorbius wrote: post #66
mlong169 wrote: post #39

I 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

I disagree with virtually every point and value you express here. Nonetheless, a part of Pieter's public announcement is an opportunity to discuss what he is doing, and what others or ourselves might eventually face, in language and metaphors that are meaningful and particular to ourselves. I'd prefer your comments didn't get voted to oblivion.

I agree with your call for a discussion, but that requires good faith and empathy, both of which that comment was lacking. It's possible to disagree with his decision without calling late-stage euthanasia an "easy button".

Re: I'm choosing euthanasia etd 1pm. I have no last words.

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Post by oneplane »

bbarn wrote: post #58

Pardon my ignorance, as it's never been relevant to his work, but where does Pieter live? In the US there's a chance posting that would get the police to your door, sadly.

That US and their silly ideas. What are they gonna do? Shoot you for wanting euthanasia?

Also, he's from Belgium. Also, at this point, it's more of a peaceful way to leave than the agony of letting cancer do it slowly and painfully from within your body.

Re: I'm choosing euthanasia etd 1pm. I have no last words.

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Post by bkjsbkjdnf »

LeanderK wrote: post #24

This keeps me up at night. I hope the collective advancement in science makes it possible to defeat cancer some day. I believe/hope that my contribution as a insignificant CS-student helps somebody develop tools that help somebody researching etc. I am really convinced that every advancement is connected somehow and the collective improvement in efficiency and livings standards makes it possible to commit more resour…

Insulting cancer is okay, just don't insult Microsoft on this forum.

Re: I'm choosing euthanasia etd 1pm. I have no last words.

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Post by glenndebacker »

bbarn wrote: post #58

Pardon my ignorance, as it's never been relevant to his work, but where does Pieter live? In the US there's a chance posting that would get the police to your door, sadly.

Here (Belgium) it has been legal for 14 years now. Anybody who suffers (even psychological) has the right to decide between life or death. There are some rules (number of doctors, free will, unbearable suffering, ...) you need to follow.

The public support for euthanasia is also overwhelming. The only parties against are mostly the catholic church but their influence is nil as we have a clear separation of church and state.

Re: I'm choosing euthanasia etd 1pm. I have no last words.

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Post by d33 »

k_sze wrote: post #80

Having recently started using ZeroMQ at work, I must admit that Pieter gave the world a really elegant message queue solution. The world is losing another great hacker. Would a black bar be considered?

> Would a black bar be considered?

As on top of HN? I guess somone would have to e-mail admins for that.

Re: I'm choosing euthanasia etd 1pm. I have no last words.

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Post by tostitos1979 »

Pieter: I don't know if you are reading Hacker News at this point or not. Most likely not. I respect your rights and understand the challenge you are faced with. We don't know each other but your work has touched me profoundly as a fellow technologist. All I have to say is I am crying at the moment. I'm crying because I feel very helpless. As a fellow human I am unable to do anything to help you. I am sorry.
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