Reddit question: Those with chronic mental or physical pain, what keeps you alive?

“We always try to separate mind and body but after months and months of recovery I’ve found myself sobbing and the physical and emotional pain become one

“It becomes dangerous at some point. To constantly feel like you’re dying from something but knowing it’ll drag out basically as long as it damn wants

“How do you keep going in that sense? What makes you decide today you’ll live and you’ll find a life and love beyond the pain and more pain?”

Me: Because I wouldn’t want anyone to murder me. That would be awful, and wrong, and unethical...

I also don’t want to die early. It would be a shame if I didn’t get to live out my life to the best of my ability.

I like to pretend like someone could make my life infinitely better if I just gave them $100 (I have no money). Then I pretend I’m working to earn that $100, but don’t set a checkpoint for it, just keep working. Like working without checking the clock, just giving it your all while getting rest, food, etc. How much money would you pay to have the best/longest life possible? As much as you could afford? Pretend you’re paying someone else to do the dirty work for you. You deserve to have the best life possible as long as you don’t step on anyone along the way.

Same goes for everyone else.

Of course, it would be nice if you believed in contributing to society while you’re alive. It would be nice if everyone believed this.

In case of emergency, break glass

I’d like to think that if things get really bad in the United States, people will wise up over the next 0-4 years and elect someone who supports a UBI (universal basic income). If the US dollar is safe, a lot of other currencies will be too, and we can help the movement to start a worldwide UBI (or at least a UBI in every country). That’s just my hope, though.

Traits of future presidents?

What kinds of people do you see getting elected in the future? What trends do you see?

What kinds of people would you -like- to see elected in the future? 

I, in particular, would like to see more geniuses chosen. They can have high g scores or high scores in emotional intelligence (or be geniuses in multiple areas with no real weak points). I guess foresight is the thing I’m looking for the most, as I want my country (the United States) to both succeed and be on the right side of history...people are too risk-averse when it comes to big change, and I would like to see more things implemented to make sure that history sees us as an honest attempt at a utopia, not one that makes enough bad decisions to make it a dystopia. I would get rid of the Patriot Act, because it’s illegal under UN law, but I’d also encourage the UN to deploy NATO troops on the basis of the invasion being illegal (Putin tried to say he was invoking some clause that allowed him to, but a lot of countries signed a statement saying that what he did was against the UN charter. The UN still refuses to get involved, and Biden won’t even send Ukraine the fighter jets that they need. I’m normally a liberal Democrat, but I believe in the enforcement of laws that are ethical and agreed upon through a vote (majority if we’re being particular on that. There is a movement to abolish the electoral college, and my state, California, is already a part of it). I’m also somewhat libertarian in that I think almost all laws (except those regarding federal military, budgets, etc.) should be decided by the city or municipality instead of the state or federal government. This would give people more freedom to live somewhere that believes in the laws that they believe in. If you want guns, don’t want guns, want enough security to make a gated city or community, etc...and if you get a job in a big city but don’t agree with its politics, you can move to a suburb. There would also have to be more low-income housing, and I think the federal government should legalize marijuana and make money off of its taxes...I also think all philanthropies should be run by volunteers and interns and/or the federal government, so that 100% of all donations go directly to the cause. I also believe in a UBI (universal basic income, where you get free money from the government to spend however you want. Instead of paying taxes, you get money).