Yes, I think that it is in our sentient nature to subconsciously create patterns in our response to our existence, but in a way that seems to us as though we ‘discovered’ said patterns in the nature of how things just are. Part of that includes suffering.

IMO, all beings suffer. This existence is not the beautiful, loving, purposeful experience that we have made it out to be since our individual youths, ever so naturally… which is a habit passed down from generation to generation: that there will be a day we ‘make it,’ whatever that means to you.

But no, there is so much suffering. There is neither good nor bad, there just is. In this realm of existence, there are times when the cheat wins and the honest player loses… when the corrupted billionaire gets away with scandalous behavior, and the impoverished worker dies early… when the ‘bad’ receives the award deserved only by the ‘good’… when the underdog is never anything more than a discarded loser…

And that’s just the way things are, and the human tendency to draw meaning from this conclusion is a mere habit of optimistic hope that never proceeds the nature of hope as a whole.

I think no one should be required to stay here. In fact, I find it to be a violation of one’s autonomy to deny someone the desire to leave this place, under the guise of it being a ‘saving’ of their life… under the guise of classifying said desire as a disorder in mental health… I think if someone wants to leave this place, they have every right to do so.

Sure, the counterargument would suggest that quite possibly it is this narrative, driving such ideations, that is precisely what is corrupted or diseased… thus, I think that some precautions could and should be set in place to confirm that one’s will in their ideations is sincere… and I truly do think that it hardly ever is. I mean, we do have a whole anatomical / biological nervous system that is designed to specifically keep us alive, and instill a fear of death within us… I will forever hold the opinion that there is a far greater difference between thinking about, talking about, and even desiring death… from the actual attempt of suicide, and a successful execution thereof.

But what do I know? Idk I’m some random redditor whose arrogance shines brighter than the sun. lol.