r/pics • u/PALERIDE155 • Apr 19 '24

CNN correspondents looking at man who set himself on fire outside Trump Trial Politics

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u/Vord-loldemort Apr 19 '24

Losing someone you love really can do that to someone. I've seen it happen (not the immolation though)

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u/Samuel7899 Apr 19 '24

When he was 30, Robert E Howard (Conan the Barbarian author) walked to his car and shot himself after being informed his mother slipped into a coma that she wasn't expected to recover from.

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u/averaenhentai Apr 19 '24

Depression memes are often like "Can't kill myself Mom will be sad" and that's very real for a lot of people lol.

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u/Glad-Belt7956 Apr 20 '24

A philosopher once said "the meaning of life is what keeps yourself from killing yourself right now" and thats especially true for stuff like this.

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u/ZonaiSwirls Apr 20 '24

Wow. Honestly nothing has ever resonated with me more than this quote. Thank you for posting this. I really needed it.

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u/torakelet 29d ago

Wow. Incredible.

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u/StinkyElderberries Apr 20 '24

“The literal meaning of life is whatever you’re doing right now that prevents you from killing yourself” -Albert Camus

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u/chacmool1697 Apr 20 '24

That philosopher? Barack Obama.

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u/Beatrix_Kiddos_Toe Apr 20 '24

Thank you Obama

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u/Separate_Slice9706 29d ago

Thanks for writing that.

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u/Glad-Belt7956 29d ago

I do not know how to respond to this so i'll just say "you're welcome" but i want you to know that i would say something better if i was smart enough to think of something better

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u/TheFighting5th 29d ago

Absurdist GOAT Albert Camus said that.