See, it's exactly because Carlos is so clueless that I think it's morally wrong. He shrugs it off as just another thing, another high to reach, part of a hedonistic lifestyle. That's all just bullshit.
Yes, I know how that sounds - closed-minded, unaccepting. Fine. There is no possible way that a bug-chaser can know what it's like. And I'd assume that the large majority of the ones who get their wish regret it. Anyone who'd actually want to die is mentally disturbed. Period. It's fundamentally opposed to the most primal nature of life, therefore it is truly aberrant.
I can be accepting of most deviation, but this is far more than straying from the course. And it's not just suicide, either - once infected, the person has the ability to infect others. They become *more* than a danger to just themself - they're a danger to everyone around them. If it's not a big deal to them, or even desirable? The worst cases become sociopaths, the best might realise the gravity of their situation and repent - but it's too late.
A no-win situation. The value of one's life is not up to that individual to determine. There are greater societal values that are in play.
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Date: 2004-12-23 07:06 pm (UTC)Yes, I know how that sounds - closed-minded, unaccepting. Fine. There is no possible way that a bug-chaser can know what it's like. And I'd assume that the large majority of the ones who get their wish regret it. Anyone who'd actually want to die is mentally disturbed. Period. It's fundamentally opposed to the most primal nature of life, therefore it is truly aberrant.
I can be accepting of most deviation, but this is far more than straying from the course. And it's not just suicide, either - once infected, the person has the ability to infect others. They become *more* than a danger to just themself - they're a danger to everyone around them. If it's not a big deal to them, or even desirable? The worst cases become sociopaths, the best might realise the gravity of their situation and repent - but it's too late.
A no-win situation. The value of one's life is not up to that individual to determine. There are greater societal values that are in play.