I find this sinister, because euphemisms like “unalived” are part of a broader dumbing down of language. Orwell warned about “narrowing the range of thought” in 1984: “We shall make thoughtcrime literally impossible, because there shall be no words in which to express it.”
"To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public."
-Theodore Roosevelt
the concept of max coming back to chloe and doing nothing but showing her love and friendship and making her smile and laugh like she haven't done in years