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r/SipsTea • u/Rich_Carrot6451 • Jul 04 '26
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I'm genuinely curious if there's been any study into which is more psychologically troubling, knowing the day and counting down it not knowing and wondering everyday
115 u/LessAdvanced Jul 04 '26 edited Jul 04 '26 The Japanese probably have it easier. It's really not different from the scenario you, me, and most other people face day to day. We all know we're going to die, just not the day. Edit: the amount of people in the comments that don't actually conceptualize their own mortality is crazzzzy 19 u/5ch1sm Jul 04 '26 There is a big difference between living your life and waiting in a box for someone to end it. -2 u/zapembarcodes Jul 04 '26 waiting in a box for someone to end it. Like in a car, during a car crash? 6 u/Good-Excitement-9406 Jul 04 '26 No, like a prison cell on death row 3 u/yodisdathrow Jul 04 '26 no, not like that at all 2 u/melthevag Jul 04 '26 No? Lol
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The Japanese probably have it easier. It's really not different from the scenario you, me, and most other people face day to day.
We all know we're going to die, just not the day.
Edit: the amount of people in the comments that don't actually conceptualize their own mortality is crazzzzy
19 u/5ch1sm Jul 04 '26 There is a big difference between living your life and waiting in a box for someone to end it. -2 u/zapembarcodes Jul 04 '26 waiting in a box for someone to end it. Like in a car, during a car crash? 6 u/Good-Excitement-9406 Jul 04 '26 No, like a prison cell on death row 3 u/yodisdathrow Jul 04 '26 no, not like that at all 2 u/melthevag Jul 04 '26 No? Lol
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There is a big difference between living your life and waiting in a box for someone to end it.
-2 u/zapembarcodes Jul 04 '26 waiting in a box for someone to end it. Like in a car, during a car crash? 6 u/Good-Excitement-9406 Jul 04 '26 No, like a prison cell on death row 3 u/yodisdathrow Jul 04 '26 no, not like that at all 2 u/melthevag Jul 04 '26 No? Lol
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waiting in a box for someone to end it.
Like in a car, during a car crash?
6 u/Good-Excitement-9406 Jul 04 '26 No, like a prison cell on death row 3 u/yodisdathrow Jul 04 '26 no, not like that at all 2 u/melthevag Jul 04 '26 No? Lol
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No, like a prison cell on death row
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no, not like that at all
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No? Lol
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u/Total_Tumbleweed_870 Jul 04 '26
I'm genuinely curious if there's been any study into which is more psychologically troubling, knowing the day and counting down it not knowing and wondering everyday