apr. 22 '26
hello all,
i was intending on waiting longer until i got into elaborate hypotheticals, but had an "argument" of sorts, and would like more opinions.
um, just in case, a fair warning: this hypothetical involves death, and in a relatively implied graphic sense. also i think suicide in a way. sorry.
nowww.
lets say you are going to be killed. it is going to happen.
either by the hands of a stranger, or someone you love, that loves you too. another stranger will die as well, so there are 4 people involved: two people (stranger to you) who are related somehow, and you and your person, also related in some way obviously.
your person has two choices: killing a stranger, or killing you. if they pick the stranger, the stranger's person will kill you instead. so, again, you're going to die. either at the hands of a stranger, or someone you...probably love.
who would you prefer your loved one choose? a stranger, to make it easier for themselves, perhaps, or you, so you don't die at the hands of someone you don't even know?
really, i'm just asking: do you think death can be honourable. if yes, would you like someone you love to honour you? or would you not want to put it on them? is death something to get over with, or something that's supposed to be sad, and supposed to weigh on us. that's what...i'm...getting at here.
feel free to ask questions if you're curious, i've been talking about this for far too long, and certainly have answers to questions. i've made a diagram that could help: https://i.postimg.cc/W3mFLNyC/oh-boy.png
i do not think even 4 of you will read this. but it has to be out there. fun fact! this question originates with a debate about naming cows. this is so stupid
I would think my loved oneās or the strangerās opinion would matter more than mine in this situation, but Iād prefer if someone I love would choose the stranger instead to lessen the guilt.
maybe thats anti-climatic.. but ill be the one dying and my loved one would still be there, sitting with what they did. i wouldnt want them to be more traumatised than necessary.. i dont wanna do that..
i mean, its better for the shooter to shoot a stranger than a loved one, right?? i feel itd be easier for the two strangers too
or maybe not. I think it all depends on the type of person they are; whether they would want to shoot a stranger or a loved one. either way, I want to go with whatever my loved one thinks is the best ^_^ since it ultimately doesnt matter to me..
( i slightly changed my answer because i thought more about it and wanted to include other thoughts ..)
i would rather be with my loved one on either side of the gun. primarily for two reasons
1. i would trust their intentions far more. being killed by a stranger, while i Know their situation, i feel like i would knowww.. that my death wouldn't be for nothing on a much deeper/internal level if i was killed by someone who loved me.
2. we talked about this earlier and i really agree with you so im mentioning it again. my loved one will know who they're killing! that's so much easier to make terms with
but, on the other hand, do i really.. want to make a stranger kill their loved one? what if they think differently? what if it'd be harder for them to kill their loved one than it would be a stranger?
this is just such a personal question. there are so many different perspectives to consider. i be considering a lot. why cant the stranger pick. the cow question was easier
I would rather my loved one kill me. I'm not sure which would be more traumatizing for them, watching me die by a stranger's hands and then having to kill a stranger themselves, or just killing me. I'd like to think the second option would be less tragic and involved, so I'd rather they'd just kill me. If I'm giving them express permission, surely they'd have a lot less guilt about everything.
It feels selfish for me to say it, but I've always imagined dying by the hands of someone I love or in the hands of someone I love. I know it'll be painful for them, but I'm sure they'd understand that I wouldn't want a stranger to hold me. Wouldn't it be even more painful for me to be killed by a stranger in front of their eyes? This is more of a choose the lesser evil question, and I think that's my answer.
I giggled reading this
I think I would rather my loved one kill me š¤ If I am going to die anyway then I would at least want it to be by someone I know. Perhaps this is evil and selfish to say because, if it were me choosing, I'd definitely wanna kill the stranger rather than my loved one, but ykyk.
I'm not really big on the idea of honoring others in any way or myself being honored ā mostly 'cuz I have never really put much thought into it & also do not like the weight of the word.. I know it's a heavy thing to do to someone but idkk mannn at least I know I'm being killed outta love or something šš I think that death is something you're supposed to find peace with maybe.. Some people never find that because they think they need to get over it but like idkkk idk mannnn Why would I wanna forget or like be consumed by it?? I feel like that is a very easy and maybe objective kinda answer but whatever
i personally dont care who kills me but if im gonna die and they're gonna have to be killing someone anyway, i'd prefer it to be me. even if it won't do much lessening potential guilt they'll get after the act, at least i can reassure them that i want this. no one has a choice in the first place, better to kill me who won't feel hurt by it. better to know you let me spend my last weak moments with you and not a stranger you might have to bear the burden of resenting. living with the grief of killing me is better than having to live with three grief/guilt of losing me + killing another + having that stranger's person potentially resent them too. so id want them to kill me. also it'd be romantic so come on
Sorry, I might not understand it correctly. If you're asking me how I would like to die, then I don't care. I will die eventually. Any person can do it
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