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It's easy to imagine yourself withstanding torture in order to save a loved one... until you hit your thumb with a hammer or stub your toe IRL (lemmy.world)
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Sorry fam, I can buy you maybe 5 minutes. Make 'em count.

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[โ€“] ultrahamster64@lemmy.world 22 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (4 children)

I think stubbing your toe hurt so much is because it's pointless - you did to yourself "for free"

If I'm dying for someone I love at least it's not in vain

[โ€“] CubitOom@infosec.pub 2 points 4 weeks ago

What if the torturer put you in a dark room with a bunch of steel IKEA furniture and bedfames, (no mattresses) and a heated floor with 2 zones (only 1 is on at a time) so that you would have to either brave the gauntlet of IKEA to keep your feet warm or tell them what they want to hear?

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