Current Events > Why do we still have graveyards?

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Seems like a lot of pointlessly wasted space to me. We use literal miles of otherwise perfectly vacant land to bury inanimate objects and mark the plots with carved stone, granite and marble.

I say dig up all the bodies, cremate them, give the ash to the next of kin, and use the land to build businesses and housing, among other things.

Vote Heartomaton in 2028.

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I've often thought about this. I've never understood how we haven't run out of space in graveyards. Don't tons of people die every day?

So no respect for the dead huh?

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Zikten posted...

I've often thought about this. I've never understood how we haven't run out of space in graveyards. Don't tons of people die every day?

Makes you wonder just how many people die alone and unclaimed.

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SolidShadow3 posted...

So no respect for the dead huh?

Respect for the dead? Sure. You can have that.

But the body is not that person. It's their corpse. It's literally glorified waste at this point.

This is to say nothing of bodies that have already decomposed to dust and are just an empty box.

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the dead speak. never forget the sacrifices some have made :(.
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BeyondWalls posted...

Makes you wonder just how many people die alone and unclaimed.

Probably will be my fate. I love alone and it will likely never change. When I die I bet it will be in my apartment and my body won't be discovered for like a week or more

I just hope any pet I have then won't starve. That part worries me

Zikten posted...

I just hope any pet I have then won't starve. That part worries me

that is a big fear. i hate when my dog doesn't have enough to eat :(.
will even go out of my way to make sure she eats for the month (have given up gaming purchases for 1 month to make it happen).
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Cremation's on the rise for sure.

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TCs really just trying to stop the zombie apocalypse before it can begin

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Zeeak4444 posted...

TCs really just trying to stop the zombie apocalypse before it can begin

As fun as that would be to say, no. This is in the interest of practicality, which is the opposite of what graveyards are.

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kingdrake2 posted...

that is a big fear. i hate when my dog doesn't have enough to eat :(.
will even go out of my way to make sure she eats for the month (have given up gaming purchases for 1 month to make it happen).

Your dog will eat you. Not joking, either.

Heartomaton posted...

Seems like a lot of pointlessly wasted space to me. We use literal miles of otherwise perfectly vacant land to bury inanimate objects and mark the plots with carved stone, granite and marble.

You're right, but also shut the fuck up.

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wbloechel posted...

Oh, don't worry. Your pet will eat.

Yea I know what you are inferring and I would be ok with that.

Trumble posted...

You're right, but also shut the fuck up.

NO U.

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I bet you they'll just move the headstones but not the bodies.

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Firewerx posted...

I bet you they'll just move the headstones but not the bodies.

If I'm president, I can assure you that won't be the case.

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some religions have prohibitions on cremation

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TheMikh posted...

some religions have prohibitions on cremation

Based on a (admittedly rushed) search I did just now, it's pretty much just Orthodox Judaism and Islam in this position. Tiny percentages of the population.

I'm sure we can find some land to allocate for the purpose of those particular burials. The amount of land used for that would be comparatively tiny.

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SolidShadow3 posted...

So no respect for the dead huh?

Respect for the dead would be letting them return to the natural cycle of life instead of preserving some twisted vestiges of them.

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We could turn Arlington into a Tanger Outlets

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I agree, TC. An absolutely inefficient waste of space that serves no real purpose to the living.

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If its any consolation they probably will give you a crappy spot in a lot when its our time lol

The era of a sacred burial is gone, youll get that wish of being alternatively buried

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RedJackson posted...

If its any consolation they probably will give you a crappy spot in a lot when its our time lol

The era of a sacred burial is gone, youll get that wish of being alternatively buried

https://youtu.be/0Rtu1Va-dnM

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Zikten posted...

I've often thought about this. I've never understood how we haven't run out of space in graveyards. Don't tons of people die every day?

Recycled graveyards is a thing

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I don't mind graves, it's embalming that I don't like.

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Would Viking funerals still be allowed?

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Heartomaton posted...

If I'm president, I can assure you that won't be the case.

Unless youre present at every graveyard, that will most likely be the case...
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We have plenty of land

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i've always considered graveyards to be a colossal waste of space.

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LinkPizza posted...

Unless youre present at every graveyard, that will most likely be the case...

I'll figure something out to make sure between now and 2028.

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KiwiTerraRizing posted...

We have plenty of land

It's still not okay to pointlessly waste it.

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Heartomaton posted...

It's still not okay to pointlessly waste it.

Why dont we first use up all the free land before digging up peoples loved ones. By the time we run out of free land, we may not even need the land anymore...
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LinkPizza posted...

Why dont we first use up all the free land before digging up peoples loved ones. By the time we run out of free land, we may not even need the land anymore...

Because I think adjusting already developed land that's attached to population centers as it is would be more cost-effective than clearing out undeveloped land.

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https://youtu.be/0Rtu1Va-dnM
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Heartomaton posted...

Because I think adjusting already developed land that's attached to population centers as it is would be more cost-effective than clearing out undeveloped land.

Probably not. Youd have a hefty cost to dig up all the dead people. And then a cost for cremation. Also, youd have to pay a lot of people for the land. The land was bought by the people who are in the ground. So, it might not be as cost effective as clearing out unused land. Besides, it also makes more sense business wise. You destroy graveyards for businesses, and those businesses might not get much business at all...
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LinkPizza posted...

Probably not. Youd have a hefty cost to dig up all the dead people. And then a cost for cremation. Also, youd have to pay a lot of people for the land. The land was bought by the people who are in the ground. So, it might not be as cost effective as clearing out unused land. Besides, it also makes more sense business wise. You destroy graveyards for businesses, and those business might not get much business at all...

Fair points.

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should freeze everyone

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Heartomaton posted...

Seems like a lot of pointlessly wasted space to me. We use literal miles of otherwise perfectly vacant land to bury inanimate objects and mark the plots with carved stone, granite and marble.

I say dig up all the bodies, cremate them, give the ash to the next of kin, and use the land to build businesses and housing, among other things.

Vote Heartomaton in 2028.

Worms gotta eat too.

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DirkDiggles posted...

Worms gotta eat too.

Plenty of dead animals to go around.

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Because people require a place for mourning for closer cuz you know we're not all fuckin logical robots?

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LinkPizza posted...

Probably not. Youd have a hefty cost to dig up all the dead people. And then a cost for cremation. Also, youd have to pay a lot of people for the land. The land was bought by the people who are in the ground. So, it might not be as cost effective as clearing out unused land. Besides, it also makes more sense business wise. You destroy graveyards for businesses, and those businesses might not get much business at all...

Not to mention all the pissed-off ghosts that would generate

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ZeroX91 posted...

Because people require a place for mourning for closer cuz you know we're not all fuckin logical robots?

You can't mourn over ash in the comfort of your own home?

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Heartomaton posted...

You can't mourn over ash in the comfort of your own home?

Cant dance on an urn

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ZeroX91 posted...

Cant dance on an urn

But you can flush ash and turn urns into vases.

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I wouldnt mind just being barried raw actually. No funky chemicals in my body, fancy casket, tombstone or any such rubbish. Just return me to the earth and let me rot, and nourish the earth.

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Prismsblade posted...

I wouldnt mind just being barried raw actually. No funky chemicals in my body, fancy casket, tombstone or any such rubbish. Just return me to the earth and let me rot, and nourish the earth.

and maybe plant a nice tree on top?

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Frizzurd posted...

and maybe plant a nice tree on top?

But then more corpses will sprout from the tree like fruit.

That's the opposite of what we want.

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They do have natural burials. I think I remember seeing a video about it...
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