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How old are you now? It's very easy to say you're not scared of dying when it's a distant, abstract concern that you aren't really confronted with. Some people
by landryraccoon 10y ago
How old are you now? It's very easy to say you're not scared of dying when it's a distant, abstract concern that you aren't really confronted with.
Some people, upon becoming terminally ill, suddenly realize that dying is a much bigger deal for them than they thought, now that it's an imminent possibility.
- k-mcgrady 10y ago>> "How old are you now? It's very easy to say you're not scared of dying when it's a distant, abstract concern that you aren't really confronted with." That's the odd thing - I'm definitely scared of dying. I don't want to die - now. But I can definitely see a tipping point. I guess it maybe depends on how happy you are with your life. If I was financially secure and could spend my life doing what I liked 100% of the time then maybe there isn't a reason not to keep living. Otherwise I just feel like eventually I'll get exhausted overcoming one challenge after the other.
- AstralStorm 10y agoIt is not like this kind of longevity would be impossible to opt out of. Why not try it first instead of dissmissing it out of hand?
- k-mcgrady 10y agoIt might be quite hard to opt out of unless society vastly changes it's views on dying. I brought this up in another comment. [0] [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12272372 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12272372