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[–] TotallynotJessica@lemmy.blahaj.zone 26 points 3 days ago (2 children)

My main gripe is that humans don't have much meat on them. It works in a pinch, but the effort needed to eat so far outside of our normal pallette isn't worth it.

That said, I would be in favor of letting nature decompose our bodies more. I hate having to waste so much effort on disposing of bodies, especially once I die. I want my body to get torn apart by animals, not buried with holy rites. Mummification is the only burial practice that seems kinda cool. Cremation seems unnecessary, especially if I can get eaten by something instead. Just take what's useful, chop me up a bit, and throw me in the compost!

[–] Irelephant@lemm.ee 17 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Just dump me in a forest somewhere

That can kinda be arranged, actually. Something that came up during one of Caitlin Doughty's videos is a nature preserve type place in Florida that they protect by burying people there to decompose naturally. I'm not going to look for more info about this on Christmas though, lol.

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

You could become a zoroastrian.

[–] amon@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Just gotta find a location to build a big tower where there are vultures