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Death is irreversible, other problems are not. You can always eventually overthrow a hyper-capitalist dictatorship, even if it takes 200 years. You cannot overthrow extinction.
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Dubai is quite nice apparently.
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is it though?
Plenty of inmates worked in death camps. Why?
Our faith and human desire to survive is unbelievably strong.
Few large societies have had anything like the level of political agency we all have. We're really not that special or unique.
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is it though?
Plenty of happy people in Singapore
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Is it better to not be alive than live in a dictatorship?
"live free or die". I really believe it. I wish I didn't.
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is it though?
I mean, there's a big one for a big discussion.
Is it better to not be alive than live in a dictatorship?
I wait for someone with more brainpower than me, so most people, to calmly explain my 6th form take on philosophy is wrong.
I agree with your point about the concerns of those who are going to be affected most/have to live through it have more weight.