TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works to The Monkey's Paw@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 2 months agoI wish that suffering was minimised across every being capable of suffering, and then, keeping suffering at a mimimum, pleasure was maximised across all beings capable of experiencing pleasuremessage-squaremessage-square12linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareI wish that suffering was minimised across every being capable of suffering, and then, keeping suffering at a mimimum, pleasure was maximised across all beings capable of experiencing pleasureTheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works to The Monkey's Paw@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square12linkfedilink
minus-squareTheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agohow does that minimise suffering? I can think of a more minimal state
minus-squareSusaga@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoTheir deaths are quick. They did not suffer.
minus-squareZachariah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoyou didn’t specify how long the suffering was minimized
minus-squareComradeSharkfucker@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoYou never specified a duration. The suffering here could be minimal relative to the immense pleasure of the human species shortly before death
minus-squareivan@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoI’d rather say that pleasure is simply too great to notice that one’s about to flatline, so people just go like that.
how does that minimise suffering? I can think of a more minimal state
Their deaths are quick. They did not suffer.
you didn’t specify how long the suffering was minimized
You never specified a duration. The suffering here could be minimal relative to the immense pleasure of the human species shortly before death
I’d rather say that pleasure is simply too great to notice that one’s about to flatline, so people just go like that.