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“In almost none does anyone sit down with you and try to figure out what living a life really means to you under the circumstances, let alone help you make a home where that life becomes possible.
This is the consequence of a society that faces the final phase of the human life cycle by trying not to think about it.”
— 3 hours, 13 min ago
This is the consequence of a society that faces the final phase of the human life cycle by trying not to think about it.”
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Alanna Thornton
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Oof is this going to make me feel more prepared (for myself and my parents) or just feel completely terrified and overwhelmed…
— Feb 06, 2026 04:22PM
Alanna Thornton
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“I’d felt that I killed these people. I’d failed. Death, of course is not a failure.”
— Feb 05, 2026 02:07PM
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Okay introduction includes my sign to read The Death of Ivan Ilyich this year
— Feb 05, 2026 01:54PM

