Except for possible disutility to family and friends, oblivion has a lot to recommend it; not least that you won’t be around to regret it afterward. It isn’t something to seek, since you won’t have any positive utility afterward, but it isn’t something that is worth enduring much suffering to avoid either.
If you read the second sentence, I do too; it’s just a very weak disadvantage when compared to almost any suffering. If I didn’t consider it at least somewhat disadvantageous, I wouldn’t be around now to write about it.
Except for possible disutility to family and friends, oblivion has a lot to recommend it; not least that you won’t be around to regret it afterward. It isn’t something to seek, since you won’t have any positive utility afterward, but it isn’t something that is worth enduring much suffering to avoid either.
I judge that a disadvantage.
If you read the second sentence, I do too; it’s just a very weak disadvantage when compared to almost any suffering. If I didn’t consider it at least somewhat disadvantageous, I wouldn’t be around now to write about it.
That seems to imply that you would rather commit suicide than, say, endure a toothache for a few days. Really?