The second decade of the 21st century has given us a virtual basket full of insane ideologies and cult-like subcultures. From Marc Andreessen's fanatic Techno-Optimist Manifesto to the violent rationalist cult of the Zizians, would-be cultists are spoiled for choice in 2025. There's even a new one on the scene: the self described "pro-mortalists." The philosopher Thaddeus Metz describes pro-mortalism as "the view that it is often prudent for individuals to kill themselves and often right for them to kill others, even without their consent." On its own, pro-mortalism isn't really viewed as a developed ideology. Rather, it's an idea stemming […]