but nothingness couldn't be seen, as it doesn't consist of anything, and there wouldn't be anyone to perceive it. so, that would seem to indicate that there is a conceptual error somewhere in the thought chain of anyone seeking nothingness.
presumably what they are seeking is not nothingness, but a relief from suffering, which is not equivalent. as I wrote elsewhere I don't conceive that concluding one's subjective existence could result in relief because there would not be the person to experience it. which would leave them just the ending of their life, which probably consists of myopic self-absorbed misery culminating in the extravagant horror of oncoming demise combined with the too-late realization that there were more viable solutions available. especially in a scenario like that depicted here of a bridge jump, survivors of which seem to pretty well agree was recognized as a bad mistake the moment after the final commitment was made.

I drew this actually to illustrate that very point, in response to a journal, entitled "The Jump", someone posted on the other site which consisted of this:

"Sometimes I look over the edge where I live and wonder what it would be like to step off and gracefully fall into a peaceful life...no more pain...no more suffering. "

i sympathize with this person, but to me they are clearly delusional. there is no peaceful life waiting down there, or coming afterard, and no relief from pain and suffering. it's not going to be like they think - just stark, sanity-shattering terror that they will not know the end of. I know from my own experience that it is not just easy to overlook the logical absurdities of suicidal ideation when you're actually experiencing it but almost impossible to not overlook them. that's the nature of the trap. if this person could have the experience of certain and immediate death, all the mind-wracking terror and regret, without actually dying, they would have a very, very different conception and appreciation of their existence as a particular human being on planet earth. it's unfortunate that such an experience has been made very difficult to obtain in this fucked mind-slave cattle ranch.