I have a friend who believes that it is genuinely possible for a life to be net-negative expected utility, making suicide the right answer sometimes, and that he either is or may eventually be in such a scenario.
He is too afraid to talk to anyone about this except under an online pseudonym, because he is too afraid that if he actually talked to a psychiatrist about this, he would be immediately and involuntarily hospitalized for suicide risk.
He is terrified that he will soon not have even the option to commit suicide - even if it is truly better than continuing to face a life not worth living - because of precisely this kind of well-meaning ubiquitous monitoring and predictive warning. I'm really worried that he might just try and kill himself pre-emptively while he thinks he still has a chance.
He's right to fear this. I've seen it happen. someone can be locked up real quick if they say they will kill themselves. And, he/she will be stuck with a truly astronomical medical bill after it as well, so then they're doubly screwed.
He is too afraid to talk to anyone about this except under an online pseudonym, because he is too afraid that if he actually talked to a psychiatrist about this, he would be immediately and involuntarily hospitalized for suicide risk.
He is terrified that he will soon not have even the option to commit suicide - even if it is truly better than continuing to face a life not worth living - because of precisely this kind of well-meaning ubiquitous monitoring and predictive warning. I'm really worried that he might just try and kill himself pre-emptively while he thinks he still has a chance.