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

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 52 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.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That just means he can do it again.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

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