posted by dennisn on December 16th, 2010 at 1:12PM
Well, life can be defined as "effort" / energy-flux. You're perfectly free to stop this -- no doubt there are many positive reasons for this. (Besides ending your own suffering (and also pleasure!), you can also donate organs to others who want to live, you can kill people who deserve to die more easily (no need for an escape plan), et cetera.)
I know a friend who tried arsenic. I can ask her where she got it. Her attempt failed. I think she's still trying :P.