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Self-Immolator Matt Nelson Reportedly Alive (husseini.substack.com)

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[–] scytale@lemm.ee 56 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I think someone who has the self determination to go ahead with this expects to not survive. Doing it and unexpectedly surviving and having to live a likely painful rest of your life is different.

[–] Manifish_Destiny@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That just means he can do it again.

[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

With severe burns, that won’t be true for likely several years, maybe never.