That's a nice twist there - a character who has no choice but to be patient (yes, there's a double meaning there).
I have always been in full favour of euthanasia, and I mean full euthanasia, not this 'assisted dying' shit, which is essentially the state saying 'we own your life and we get to decide, not you' - this sums up the dystopia to a T. I hate them. And I'll tell you this now, if you ever hear that I am in that sort of state and there's no one else to switch me off then I would like you to move heaven and earth to switch me off. I'm not afraid of dying. A belief in reincarnation helps there, of course.
Anyway, this was a very, very good piece of writing (obviously I've come to expect that from you), in particular some trademark JR sentences - this was my favourite: "I attempt another descent to the parasitic; to pretend my mechanical mentors control my existence with their wires and tubes that invade and intrude." That's poetic, that is. Brilliant.
I'd love to see you do more of this sort of thing instead of waiting for prompts. I'm not a very patient character, you see...
You're a treasure, thank you, Evie. Luckily, I don't see an end to my writing urges. You've been warned.
I've been witness to several examples where the State has stepped in to protect the innocent from dangerous beliefs, but generally the ethical bias in medicine has been on 'doing no harm'. However, modern healthcare permits extensions to life which, coupled with today's societal unfamiliarity with dying and the dead, can lead to situations where pets are treated more humanely than parents. It's a twisted tightrope where bureaucratic systems can drown out dying voices. For me, degeneration isn't veneration.
And for you, personally, if you have an 'off' button, then I'd be very surprised. But I promise to at least check if its activation is a required step to your ascension. Although, froze isn't decompose and the future will always beckon. Another warning, perhaps...
Yes, interesting about so-called 'modern healthcare', in which iatrogenic illness is a major cause of primum nocere. I think a lot of the problem is the privatised corruption of course, the fact that even if there is a (partial) 'public' health service, the entire supply side of that service is private, profit-driven stuff. Since the Flexner report likewise the bad guys have essentially captured the 'medical research' industry (and 'key opinion leaders') such that we now have a situation where a GP's job is to simply match some list of symptoms to a 'product'. Hence why there is increasing talk of 'AI' in healthcare. If it is just a checklist, then an AI can do it. AI can't do bedside manner, however, thus removing the benefits of the placebo effect.
On a more philosophical level, it is a conditioned fear of death which drives people nowadays. This I guess is where my reincarnation thing came in. My abortive PhD was going to be about 'reincarnation and ethics' - i.e. what the effect on a person's ethical outlook would be. It certainly simplifies many of these so-called modern dilemmas, like euthanasia. It's not 'ending a life', it's allowing for the next one.
Anyway, with all this in mind, it is a glorious day today so I am going to be healthy and go and make full use of all this lovely nature.
As a retired physician, this hit me where it hurts—in my heart. Great writing about a sensitive subject.
Thank you, Craig, for taking the time to read it. I do strive to aim for hearts and minds with my writing.
That's a nice twist there - a character who has no choice but to be patient (yes, there's a double meaning there).
I have always been in full favour of euthanasia, and I mean full euthanasia, not this 'assisted dying' shit, which is essentially the state saying 'we own your life and we get to decide, not you' - this sums up the dystopia to a T. I hate them. And I'll tell you this now, if you ever hear that I am in that sort of state and there's no one else to switch me off then I would like you to move heaven and earth to switch me off. I'm not afraid of dying. A belief in reincarnation helps there, of course.
Anyway, this was a very, very good piece of writing (obviously I've come to expect that from you), in particular some trademark JR sentences - this was my favourite: "I attempt another descent to the parasitic; to pretend my mechanical mentors control my existence with their wires and tubes that invade and intrude." That's poetic, that is. Brilliant.
I'd love to see you do more of this sort of thing instead of waiting for prompts. I'm not a very patient character, you see...
You're a treasure, thank you, Evie. Luckily, I don't see an end to my writing urges. You've been warned.
I've been witness to several examples where the State has stepped in to protect the innocent from dangerous beliefs, but generally the ethical bias in medicine has been on 'doing no harm'. However, modern healthcare permits extensions to life which, coupled with today's societal unfamiliarity with dying and the dead, can lead to situations where pets are treated more humanely than parents. It's a twisted tightrope where bureaucratic systems can drown out dying voices. For me, degeneration isn't veneration.
And for you, personally, if you have an 'off' button, then I'd be very surprised. But I promise to at least check if its activation is a required step to your ascension. Although, froze isn't decompose and the future will always beckon. Another warning, perhaps...
Yes, interesting about so-called 'modern healthcare', in which iatrogenic illness is a major cause of primum nocere. I think a lot of the problem is the privatised corruption of course, the fact that even if there is a (partial) 'public' health service, the entire supply side of that service is private, profit-driven stuff. Since the Flexner report likewise the bad guys have essentially captured the 'medical research' industry (and 'key opinion leaders') such that we now have a situation where a GP's job is to simply match some list of symptoms to a 'product'. Hence why there is increasing talk of 'AI' in healthcare. If it is just a checklist, then an AI can do it. AI can't do bedside manner, however, thus removing the benefits of the placebo effect.
On a more philosophical level, it is a conditioned fear of death which drives people nowadays. This I guess is where my reincarnation thing came in. My abortive PhD was going to be about 'reincarnation and ethics' - i.e. what the effect on a person's ethical outlook would be. It certainly simplifies many of these so-called modern dilemmas, like euthanasia. It's not 'ending a life', it's allowing for the next one.
Anyway, with all this in mind, it is a glorious day today so I am going to be healthy and go and make full use of all this lovely nature.
You do that. But keep in mind my former occupation included 'AI in healthcare'. The vast majority of us aren't the 'bad guys'.
True - like any tool, it totally depends on who made it and how it’s used…