A 4000 word suicide letter from a PhD student(pastebin.com)

14 pointsby ideamonkvor 15 Jahren3 comments

A 4000 word suicide letter from a PhD student

http://pastebin.com/ge77Lxr8

4 comments

Life is overrated. Honestly. This isn't the most popular view but it has to be said. We, as human race, seriously think we are the cream of the world but we are deluded in that thinking.

We are capable of torturing each other, and killing each other, while guided by our own desires only.

"Oh, gee, will me raping that kid put him in a 23-year old dark room that'll end with his suicide? Too bad, I'm special, I can't stop, I won't stop, I don't care! Fuck you!"

And look, you, all the people against suicide, are you any better?

"Hey, dude, I know you're probably enduring torture since you think death is better than what you are going through but, if you kill yourself, you'll be an asshole since you provide so much entertainment for the rest of us. "

Honestly, human race doesn't deserve any respect (yet).

aamarvor 15 Jahren

Earlier discussion (January 2011):

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2074109

sasvarivor 15 Jahren

covered with a 100+ comments discussion here:

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2074109

dfrankowvor 15 Jahren

Princetonian has stories: http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/2011/01/07/27306/

Memorial site: http://1000memories.com/billzeller