Comment by stickfigure
Comment by stickfigure 8 days ago
> Addiction and other disorders are common among people with terminal or not-so-great prognosis
It's horrifying that we don't just give them what they want. Who are we to judge?
Comment by stickfigure 8 days ago
> Addiction and other disorders are common among people with terminal or not-so-great prognosis
It's horrifying that we don't just give them what they want. Who are we to judge?
That sounds incredibly patronizing. For some people, just being comfortable and happy for the remainder of their brief miserable life is meaning enough.
This video popped up on my YouTube recently and illustrates this idea well: https://youtu.be/JyzJrkF21MM
I think that's a kind sentiment, but the counter arguments would be (1) they could very likely overdose and die, and (2) an addiction changes who you are, so it's not that "they" want it, it's the addiction that wants it. Your friend is the "they" before the addiction, and likely hates themselves after every time they fall off the wagon. To be clear we don't know the exact details, so we're speculating ; I could imagine some universe where it might make sense to let them, but in most cases I think what the real "they" would want is help breaking the addiction so they can spend their time doing the things that actually matter to them and give their life meaning.