According to Burri (2020), a major reason why suicide is often irrational lies in the option value of life. Remaining alive is valuable because this allows for a larger menu of options, and the possibility of committing suicide in the future adds further value to the act of remaining alive now. In this note, I represent life as a trust game played by two selves – the young self and the old self – and I argue that the possibility to commit suicide in the future can encourage committing suicide now, against what the theory of the option value of life predicts.

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以信任为生命的生活：关于生命的期权价值的评论

根据Burri（2020）的观点，自杀通常是非理性的主要原因在于生命的选择价值。活着是很有价值的，因为这样可以提供更多选择，并且将来自杀的可能性为现在活着的行为增加了更多的价值。在本文中，我将生命表示为两个自我（年轻人和老人）之间的信任博弈，并且我认为将来可能自杀的可能性会鼓励现在自杀，这与期权价值理论背道而驰。生活预测。