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I have no problem with this. 

Inhaling an inert gas has got to be the best, least painful and most peaceful, way to go.

The pod allows you to go out without anything over your face (I.e gas mask) and the windows let you have a view of nature while you do it.

Why should it look like the Death Star or a coffin?

No one asked to be here, no one should be forced to stay here. Least of all the terminally ill.

Since FC has so many market aficionados, maybe it’s better to couch it in these terms.

There are two options for existence. Living and being dead. Being dead is essentially a black market. It’s gated by taboo, law and social obligation. To die deliberately in contemporary society you need to run a gauntlet of pain and the possibility of failure leading to public shame, humiliation, potential disability or even criminal prosecution. At the end of the gauntlet is neutral oblivion.

Since deliberate death is gated, the other option, living, has a monopoly on existence. The outcome? An abuse of monopolistic power. Living is allowed to be worse than neutral oblivion for many, because there is no market competition.

In world in which it’s possible to exit painlessly at anytime, a world where there is true competition for existence; then those with the power to do so must necessarily make life worth  living. Or they’ll lose market share to the dead.

Horticulturalist. Environmental hand wringer. Open source enthusiast.  

Living in today’s society requires navigating complex systems, making conscious choices crucial for a meaningful life.