Definition
Natural Log-off is a new category of death that appeared in the late 2040s. It refers to psychogenic death in which, despite the absence of major external trauma and while major physiological functions remain maintainable, a prolonged lack of dopamine stimulation and survival pressure drives the will to live toward zero.
Operation and Significance
Under the Protocol of Ultimate SatisfactionThe Protocol of Ultimate Satisfaction is a resource-allocation logic that appeared in 2045. As automation drove down the marginal cost of basic goods, governance systems began to reason that instead of spending resources to stop hoarding and greed, it could be cheaper to satisfy demand beyond necessity and thereby dissolve human fear of scarcity., S-89 in “Instant Noodles and Nihilism” received unconditional material support over an extended period and was ultimately recorded in 2048 as a case of Natural Log-off. The concept forced post-scarcity society to confront a new problem: eliminating pain and scarcity can solve many problems of survival, but it does not automatically create a reason to keep living.