Suicide would be an epidemic.
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kibiz0r@midwest.social 7 months ago
Yeah, but it could also fix some things regarding racism, sexism, ableism, trans issues, immigration, geographic disadvantages etc. Maybe climate change?
Death_Equity@lemmy.world 7 months ago
nailbar@sopuli.xyz 7 months ago
Everyone will reroll for better stats
Chekhovs_Gun@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Pretty sure that would result in negative karma, and thus the new reincarnated form would be even less desirable.
Death_Equity@lemmy.world 7 months ago
There was no indication that karma or any such system was included, you included that into the scenario and it is therefore invalid.
There would be people racing to get to the simplest organism incapable of sentience if there were a karmic system.
Chekhovs_Gun@lemmy.world 7 months ago
That’s what the basis of reincarnation is about though… karma. You do good deeds, your karma level goes up, you get a better reincarnated life in the future. Likewise, the opposite is true as well.
bob_lemon@feddit.de 7 months ago
The word “desirable” in the context of human-only reincarnation opens a whole other can of worms
root_beer@midwest.social 7 months ago
Like what, a paramecium or baker’s yeast or something? At least I can’t have a collection agency coming after me then
lolcatnip@reddthat.com 7 months ago
Depends on what version of reincarnation we’re talking about.
drislands@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Optimistic of you to think people wouldn’t use it as an excuse to be even MORE discriminatory. There would be Ultra-Whites who could claim they were never non-white in the past X years, with seniority by how far back they can trace their reincarnated whiteness. And of course there would be new religions claiming that if you follow them you’ll be reincarnated into the race/environment of your choice.
kibiz0r@midwest.social 7 months ago
Maybe. I just thought it was an interesting opportunity to put the “veil of ignorance” to the test.
duffman@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Odds are you aren’t going to be reincarnated as a white person though. Seems like they would cut the shit out the first time they are reincarnated as something different.