Yes. At the very least so that I could do my laundry, tidy up the office, make sure all the upcoming bills are paid (instead of “I’ll do that tomorrow”), etc., so my wife won’t have to come home and deal with that. The most heartbreaking things I’ve ever seen were widows or others trying to deal with what the deceased left behind. I wouldn’t wish that on anyone.
As a bigger picture though, I wonder, would it be only you who could know, or could others know without you knowing? (Like when you go for an ultrasound and they ask you whether you want to know the sex of your future baby.) If only you could know, then there would be a huge market for that data (both individually, and in anonymous aggregate). If others could know (with or without you knowing), it could have some weird effects. I can only imagine how it might affect suicide hotline workers and suicidal people…
This might be the first time I’ve actually listened through an entire podcast (without getting distracted and having to rewind several times and giving up). I don’t ‘have my shit together’. ![]()