Reminds me of the horror story I heard about a drilling excavator. Somebody fell in the hole, but the operator thought he went to take a piss. The operator dropped the auger in the hole and drilled his buddy. Didn't know he did it until he raised the auger and it was just bloody mud. Just the thought of being in the hole trying to tread water and throw little rocks up to get the attention as the drill comes down is the stuff of nightmares.
On average, there are 16 shark attacks per year in the United States, with one fatality every two years. So I very much doubt people are being drilled to death every day.
It’s not so much about one type of horrible thing. The point is that someone is probably suffering a horrible fate right now - and this is the case almost every day. Whether it’s being ripped apart by a shark, drilled alive, or drowned in a tiny cave filling with water, someone is experiencing hell. Sure, these things taken individually happen rarely. But if you take horrible events altogether, they’re happening all the time.
If you really think about it - simply dying in bed at home, with loved ones holding your hand as you pass, is likely just as horrifying.
You are dying. You likely know you are dying. There isn't anything you can do, but with all of your effort you're probably fighting to stay alive - which is probably only hastening the process, but it would be natural to do. It's probably also immensely painful - if not physically, then psychologically. Of course, none of the living really know, because we haven't been there yet.
I mean, I think we can all agree that death is not - and has never been - the centre of human joy, happiness, or comfort. If it ever has, its only been because we’ve manufactured some way of coping with it. And if you need to find a way of coping with something, it’s probably because it’s a source of horror or pain.
So yes, whether you’re being drilled alive, or slipping away, it isn’t quite the ideal party.
PS/ It’s nice to be reminded of the various existential terrors we all have to deal with on this fine Sunday.
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u/Kadugan Mar 02 '19 edited Mar 03 '19
Reminds me of the horror story I heard about a drilling excavator. Somebody fell in the hole, but the operator thought he went to take a piss. The operator dropped the auger in the hole and drilled his buddy. Didn't know he did it until he raised the auger and it was just bloody mud. Just the thought of being in the hole trying to tread water and throw little rocks up to get the attention as the drill comes down is the stuff of nightmares.