The age before life starts to get worse, you leave your prime and descent begins. Cavemans only lived to their 30’s, this was the most natural and primitive human lifestyle back when every human was robust and healthy, nobody had suicidal thoughts or modern problems. In contrast, really weak but advanced people like Romantic poets (john keats) died in their 20’s-30’s. The only time people lived to 60+ was when they were healthy but lived in farms or villages. Only recently EVERYONE even unhealthy/mentally ill/pessimistic people can expect to live to 80’s-90’s and It’s because of the medicines we discovered. Life today is more artificial, perhaps suicide is natural, you just know when you should’ve died.
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Lol at 29 I am quite ‘past it’ lol. But I empathise with the title about dying young. I have no interest in ageing into a state where I am dependent on others. I want to live life to the fullest then exit at my call (<36).
May I ask: why would you want to die young?
Did you read past the title? I’m practically saying life isn’t bad, It’s only bad when you yourself are wrong with nature and suicide is the unnatural consequence.
Yeah, sorry, so I missed explaining that I agree with your point about suicide being a natural part of modern life in so much as I know when I am done and intend to call it on my terms.
But I don’t know if it’s an unnatural consequence as there are examples in biology where organisms undergo ‘controlled’ death due to circumstances (e.g. cells undergoing apoptosis or a sick animal removing itself from the herd) for the greater good.
I just want to die!!! Hoped not when i am old then. NOOOOOOO
I am 34 and the thought of growing old scares me….. no, petrifies me. The thought of old age does not in the least interest me…. I have zero intention of being dependant on others. Nope… I’m not sure when and where my exit will occur but definitely not in any sort of defined old age.
You aren’t wrong in the old age phenomenon and medical science… a blessing for some a detriment for others. I’m the latter.
Yes, dying young was “romantic” (mal du siècle and all of that)… Now everybody wants to die at +80.
I tried to commit suicide twice before turning, I never really thought that I would make it so far. I’m about to turn 23, huh. Idk, I can’t see myself being 40, 50… But that will probably happen, I’m sadly stuck in this life.
Turning 20*. Sigh, Tristeza. Pay more attention to what you type, girl.
Oof. I guess me and my S.O. (33) are “over the hill”.
(I read your post) hopefully you aren’t too annoyed by my non-contributive comment. :S