> I think this because declaring our loved ones extinguishable crosses the fattest line there is.
Maybe its just a social taboo and not a real line.
most old ppl caring for elderly fulltime want their parents to be dead though.
I've seen this personally in family members who totally transformed into different human beings in a good way once they were freed of the burden of caretaking. I could sense their hearts jumping with joy and relief when their parents finally passed away.
Is this an Effective Altruism thing, or some other Silicon Valley trend? The amount of times I've seen it suggested that non-productive members or society should be euthanized on HN is so much higher than I would have ever thought it would be. And people always say something similar how it's just a taboo, but if you think rationally you'd naturally off everyone who isn't making money. I'm always curious how they arrive at that line of thinking.
> family members who totally transformed into different human beings in a good way once they were freed of the burden of caretaking.
The burden of caring for aged parents is heavier now. A primary reason is the absence of the extended families that we're evolved to live in. Modern pressures to scatter families means that a 12 person burden is being born by 1 or 2.
Similarly, raising children is more difficult than it was historically. Murdering our burdens may be an expedient solution but I feel there are less catastrophic ways out of this.
>> I think this because declaring our loved ones extinguishable crosses the fattest line there is.
> Maybe its just a social taboo and not a real line.
I disagree. In any agecide scenario, adults won't consent and would be murdered. Murder is a bright line. Advocating the murder of people we love is an even broader, brighter line. Crossing that devastates human bonds.
Maybe its just a social taboo and not a real line.
most old ppl caring for elderly fulltime want their parents to be dead though.
I've seen this personally in family members who totally transformed into different human beings in a good way once they were freed of the burden of caretaking. I could sense their hearts jumping with joy and relief when their parents finally passed away.