Life just isn’t for everyone?
Life just isn’t for everyone. It’s great for some people, alright for others, but I think there will always be people that would prefer to just not exist.
I’m not talking about people that are in a crisis, or sad about something that happened with their lives. But something a lot more “existential”.
And don’t even get me started with just calling something a “mental illness”. Historically even “hard science” has been influenced by our social existence, just look to see how women were diagnosed with mental health issues when they were cooped up at home essentially forced to be domestic slaves or how people from Africa were labelled to be “scientifically inferior”. The mouthpieces of institutions will say whatever will guarantee the survival of their institutions, even if it means throwing humanity under the bus. We live in a world dominated by capitalist social relations so the “experts” will say whatever guarantees the pursuit of profit. People choosing to leave this existence means no profit will be made.
Now, that’s not me saying that the majority of people will choose to leave anyway. I heavily doubt it. They will do what they will do. It confuses me but hey I’m sure what I say confuses them. Just a difference of opinion.
For people like me, existence is just not worth it. I find that this world is full of suffering, brutality, annoyances, and all really for nothing in the end. No guarantees of achieving happiness, world peace, or whatever we’re told to stay around for. It all outweighs any good feelings, or moments of joy, for me at least.
I don’t have kids. Never plan on having them. Existence is just too cruel. Plus, it’s a little weird to make something knowing that one day it will die by any random means. Do you think your parents thought of that before making you?
Anyway, this isn’t a cry for help or advice. Just something I figured I would write out and see if anyone has felt the same. I figure that some of them who had probably aren’t here anymore, to be fair. Alright, congrats on making it this far. So, the question is: have you felt the same or similar?
TLDR: Some people just don’t like existing and would rather return to nothingness. Are you one of them?