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[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Humans are bizarrely fond of stuffing their dead with preservatives, hermetically sealing them in a box, and/or incinerating them. Like, it's our last chance to give a little bit back to nature, but nope.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

That just delays things ultimately

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

With all the crap we put in ourselves it's a good thing we slow down that process, like the casing of a slow action pill

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

How's incinerating bad? Unless you're keeping the leftovers I guess