[SubiculumCode]

Man is born crying, and when he's cried enough, he dies. -Kyoami in Ran.

Cutting one's losses early may appear to be the most rational act if trying to minimize an agent's total suffering.

[syntheticnature]

David Benatar reached a similar philosophic conclusion due to his utilitarian views, which was amusingly put (with a sort of AI present, no less) in this webcomic: https://existentialcomics.com/comic/253

[SubiculumCode]

Thanks. I think I just found a new comic to read.

[988747]

Which is why some forms of Buddhism are basically a cult of death: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sokushinbutsu

[spywaregorilla]

> In the video game The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, the monks in the Ancient Shrines seem to be based on sokushinbutsu.

Factoid of the day for sure