Right but an antivaxxer might say something about the strong surviving, dont mess with nature, etc. that argument works in the simplest sense, because it disregards any ancestors that arent direct ones as weak and irrelevant lol. Obviously its a flawed argument when you think critically for more than three seconds.

As someone who eats meat, this is shockingly fair and I have no real argument against it.

I see what you're trying to say. But most of the world is not doing better than the U.S in terms of regulating capitalism. Sadly. Guessing you live somewhere in Europe. That's good for you.

Take a look at Latin America, Africa, Southeast Asia, West Asia, China, Middle East, Eastern Europe (most of the world by population). And you will find rampantly unregulated, capitalist influenced politics across the board. You will find actual slavery. Human rights abuse. Corruption. Ecological destruction. Massive socioeconomic stratification. All on a level much more intense than what can be found in the U.S.

Places like India, Philippines, China, Brazil, Mexico, Russia, just to name a few big ones that come to mind. People immigrate from these places to the U.S and it aint for the good weather.

This coming from a Canadian, which, while we try to run a mixed system here also, people still get exploited a bit on the lower end of the pay scale.

I dont talk about that. I have never ever talked about having a CO2 detector. Stop putting words in my mouth you coward

Yeah actually you’re right wisdom is probably more complicated than knowledge+intelligence. Maybe IM the mad scientist?!

Id say that wisdom = intelligence+knowledge

A lot of the alzheimers/dementia cases I’ve heard about, the person has moments of lucidity where they convey confusion, sadness, fear, anger. I would rather remember a traumatic event than experience one during my twilight years, surrounded by horrified loved ones whom I increasingly no longer recognize but feel like I should. All while I slowly die.

Like you say it LOOKS bad. We can’t know exactly what its like to experience that. But I DO know what PTSD feels like and there is still hope there. Alzheimers.. it doesnt get any better with time.

I would rather live than die. It basically comes down to that. Remembering might mean suffering, but forgetting is death to the mind.

I can respect the opposite point of view, but to me suffering is preferable to death always. Life is for living; surving. Mind is for thinking; remembering.

Disagree wholeheartedly. Alzheimers looks way worse than PTSD or depression.