Now for now, its hard to argue that this is a good thing but it's a common thing.

现在，不好争论这是一个好事情,但这是一个通常的事情。

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And so even if, you might say, the way my life is going in terms of its contents is bad, being alive per se might still be a good thing.

所以，就算，我的生活内容方面非常糟糕，活着本身也许仍然是件好事。

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