Oddbean new post about login | logout I find it odd that most of western culture tries to ignore/avoid the topic of death. Many other cultures have seen it as natural, and embraced the fact.
*modern western culture. Actually... *post-modern
Yes, it seems to be a more "recent" trend. i'm wondering if it started with the Industrial Age, TV? 🤔
No. It started with the acceptance of post-modern ideologies which offer nothing but despair and nihilism along with materialism, which means that you don't matter and there is no soul so no eternity so nothing matters and you don't matter so you just suffer and then die for no reason. That's a super simplification, but... I don't think that it is too far off.
One more thing to keep everyone scared.
that's a topic I'm very interested in. last week my mother was telling me how she wants her funeral to be. I'm also interested in palliative care. two years ago I read a lot about these themes and it touches me deeply.
I also have some random notes about death and mourning but I don't even know what to say here 🤷🏽♀️
Veganism is mostly fear of death. Western culture is severely death phobic
I recently saw a documentary about "city folk" starting a homestead. Their perspective on death is VERY unhealthy. They never seem to understand how to accept it, or even deal with it. It's seems to be a constant struggle for them to handle something that is always a part of reality.
I don’t think people fear death. They fear suffering before death.
I asked someone I’ve known a long time why he took all the Covid shots. He wasn’t afraid of dying at all, he was afraid of the sickness itself. The suffering.
Death requires life. This is a fundamental law.
one of my favorite things about being mexican is how our culture doesn’t hide from death— it can be sad, ofc, but it’s the ultimate thing that unites us all. it’s a beautiful thing to consider when living the day by day: we’re not here forever, so let’s make it better. i’ve known of people and have had family members who instead of funerals had “a celebration of life”. it’s like a party. we wear colorful clothing, have good food, loud music and dance to the memory of the person that we loved. death is not to be feared but embraced.
I love the Dia de los Muertos celebrations. I want a graduation party when I go. The Irish have wakes, which holds a similar concept to celebrating the "graduate" with a party. I understand people feeling sorrow, and a certain amount is expected, but when that is the sole focus, it seems self-centered to me. Just because they've left their body, doesn't mean they're not still around!
yes! día de muertos is just to remember the love of the people that left us and how death will come for everyone so fuck it 😮💨 yeah, sorrow is understandable, but i wouldn’t want my loved ones to feel pure pain when i leave. we live in memories, so it’s better to just remember others with love and honor