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by randomNumber7 80 days ago
> The trip is far more awesome than anything I have planned for the rest of my life.

If you would give your live for a single awsome trip (and you would still have multiple years to live), then you are likely suicidal.

Even if it is rational because your live sucks so hard, I would still have to classify you as suicidal.
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rhcom2 80 days ago
Is jumping on a grenade to save another person suicidal? Or is it just a matter of you not agreeing with the rational?
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randomNumber7 80 days ago
No. You save another person. An awsome trip isn't the same.
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rhcom2 79 days ago
Of course it isn't the same, but it does show it is just a matter of you not agreeing with the rational
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MoltenMan 80 days ago
...no? It's the same as when you say you'd 'die for somebody'. I don't want to die, but if I had to die to save my family I would. That's not being suicidal. Similarly, if space is important enough to you to take this risk (which realistically is a pretty low risk!) I wouldn't call that suicidal either. I take the risk of death driving in my car every day; that's the nature of life.
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