You read a little too far into that, I don't have depression, I'm just generally dissatisfied with the state of my life right now. I don't think you were insensitive with the post, you were just presenting an idea. I didn't mean to put you on the defensive.
I don't know how antinatalists would have argued that point. I originally typed that as "they *would* argue", then realized they probably wouldn't so I just left it as "they *might* argue". Not sure it's logically consistent to say that being dead is different from not being born in the first place, though. In either case, you're not there. You've had some effect on the world, but the same is true for not existing in the first place (not giving birth is a decision someone had to make).
For the record, I don't actually believe they're the same, just saying that if you accept one premise, it seems like you have to accept the other as well.
Ok good, I'm glad to hear that. I was just worried that you wrote such a long post because you were upset. I imagined that maybe you had often wished before that you were never born, and that this post has brought all those painful feelings back to the surface. I may have overreacted assuming all that from just one sentence, but I couldn't risk not checking anyway just in case. Anyway now that I know you're all good, I've written a response to your post.
What do you think of antinatalism?
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You read a little too far into that, I don't have depression, I'm just generally dissatisfied with the state of my life right now. I don't think you were insensitive with the post, you were just presenting an idea. I didn't mean to put you on the defensive.
I don't know how antinatalists would have argued that point. I originally typed that as "they *would* argue", then realized they probably wouldn't so I just left it as "they *might* argue". Not sure it's logically consistent to say that being dead is different from not being born in the first place, though. In either case, you're not there. You've had some effect on the world, but the same is true for not existing in the first place (not giving birth is a decision someone had to make).
For the record, I don't actually believe they're the same, just saying that if you accept one premise, it seems like you have to accept the other as well.
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Ok good, I'm glad to hear that. I was just worried that you wrote such a long post because you were upset. I imagined that maybe you had often wished before that you were never born, and that this post has brought all those painful feelings back to the surface. I may have overreacted assuming all that from just one sentence, but I couldn't risk not checking anyway just in case. Anyway now that I know you're all good, I've written a response to your post.