wedrifid comments on Rationality Quotes August 2013 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: wedrifid 02 August 2013 05:12:27AM 11 points [-]

When you kill yourself, you forfeit the right to control your own story.

People don't have that right, in general. Except in the technical 'might makes right' sense employed by some tyrants.

The implied claim seems to be that it is more morally acceptable to disrespect individuals who kill themselves (beyond the specific criticism of the particular decision). I have nothing but contempt for that claim and so obviously don't consider it to belong in this thread.