Yeah, it's a pet peeve of mine. It does go back to when suicide was a crime (in the UK atleast). it's old fashioned and I think it does subtly influence people into blaming suicide victims as if they're committing some crime against their friends/family or whatever and putting the blame on them.
Agreed, language does shape perception, atleast to some extent.
Well I certainly am committing to the action of suicide. LOL.
I'm not sure how I feel about the term. I rather it be framed that I chose to do this rather than it being a tragedy. But your points about the phrase being similar to committing crimes is true.
I see your point, but using 'commit' in relation to suicide often carries negative connotations, subtly reinforcing people's discomfort and judgement. Also, regardless of how the topic of suicide is framed, people are more likely to believe that it is a melancholic tragedy, rather than a choice to voluntarily end one's life. Of course, it could also be the former, but a lot of people are incapable of fathoming suicide as anything other than a desperate act of an individual in distress.
I like the term 'liberated by suicide'. If this term is commonly used I believe more people would go.
I like that phrase too, but i highly doubt it would be socially accepted.
I thought about it as something like
$ git commit suicide -m "Goodbye"
"Accomplish suicide" would be fair enough.
Ah yes, I cannot wait to accomplish suicide. Truly an accomplishment worthy of accolades.
It does take an element of commitment to follow through with the act (if it's not an impulse suicide). Like bungee jumping or skydiving, you go through the effort to get to a great height but then you have to commit to the plan or back out. Except no one says they "committed skydiving"! Should we reframe it by saying a person "went suiciding"? :D
I like what @charcoalcat said with "liberated by suicide". Additional offerings are "sought emancipation through suicide", "untethered themselves from the mortal coil". For our MAGA brethren, we can say "Made Death Great Again" & "Found Freedom". Libertarians can say they "Permanently Escaped Taxation". Gamers can say "Rage Quit Life due to Design Flaw".
Might I suggest "sailed beyond the horizon of existence" and "found serenity in the eternal embrace of the cosmos"
In comparison, the term 'suicide' feels clinical. Why not breath a little whimsy into our lives, and our speculation of what lies beyond it?
Die by suicide sounds clunky to me.
Consider "upgraded to the afterlife" instead.
