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I really can't agree. I would not exchange my eyesight for the whole world, literally. Therefore the qudos of having looked at a novel explosion in no way compe

I really can't agree. I would not exchange my eyesight for the whole world, literally. Therefore the qudos of having looked at a novel explosion in no way compensates for any risk to my eyes.

kragen 8y ago
You are guaranteed to lose your eyesight, no matter what you do. Nobody has eyesight after they die, and like all human bodies born before the 19th century have already done, your body is going to die within the next few decades, barring great medical breakthroughs. The most you can do for your eyesight is to delay its inevitable loss. (Wow, awareness of mortality sure is unpopular on HN! To all humans downvoting this: you, too, are going to die, because that is what happens to humans.)
- bryanrasmussen 8y ago
  I thought the next few decaces was a climate change reference.
  - kragen 8y ago
    Sorry, no, I just meant that the maximum human lifespan recorded so far is 12.2 decades, and the vast majority of people reading this will die in even less, 2–5 decades, regardless of what happens with climate change. Given that, it's silly to treat your body as if you could make it last forever. I've edited my comment above to clarify.
    - pshc 8y ago
      I think people understand the nihilistic viewpoint but it makes no sense to sacrifice your health while you still have it.
      - kragen 8y ago
        Anyone who thinks I'm a nihilist is completely failing at understanding anything.
- abdulhaq 8y ago
  Even if I knew was going to die tomorrow, I will not exchange my remaining eyesight for qudos. I would prefer to spend my last day looking at my family, the trees, the running water, the flowers. It seems totally uncontroversial to me, I'm really surprised to find someone who disagrees.
- muraiki 8y ago
  Downvoted not because I’m afraid of my own mortality, but because pointing out the obvious fact that nobody can see after they die is neither insightful nor useful. Go tell that to someone who has become blind and let me know how much consolation that provides them.
blotter_paper 8y ago
>I would not exchange my eyesight for the whole world, literally. FYI vacuum exposure can cause blindness, visual impairment, and death.

I really can't agree. I would not exchange my eyesight for the whole world, literally. Therefore the qudos of having looked at a novel explosion in no way compensates for any risk to my eyes.

kragen 8y ago

You are guaranteed to lose your eyesight, no matter what you do. Nobody has eyesight after they die, and like all human bodies born before the 19th century have already done, your body is going to die within the next few decades, barring great medical breakthroughs. The most you can do for your eyesight is to delay its inevitable loss. (Wow, awareness of mortality sure is unpopular on HN! To all humans downvoting this: you, too, are going to die, because that is what happens to humans.)

bryanrasmussen 8y ago
I thought the next few decaces was a climate change reference.
- kragen 8y ago
  Sorry, no, I just meant that the maximum human lifespan recorded so far is 12.2 decades, and the vast majority of people reading this will die in even less, 2–5 decades, regardless of what happens with climate change. Given that, it's silly to treat your body as if you could make it last forever. I've edited my comment above to clarify.
  - pshc 8y ago
    I think people understand the nihilistic viewpoint but it makes no sense to sacrifice your health while you still have it.
    - kragen 8y ago
      Anyone who thinks I'm a nihilist is completely failing at understanding anything.
abdulhaq 8y ago
Even if I knew was going to die tomorrow, I will not exchange my remaining eyesight for qudos. I would prefer to spend my last day looking at my family, the trees, the running water, the flowers. It seems totally uncontroversial to me, I'm really surprised to find someone who disagrees.
muraiki 8y ago
Downvoted not because I’m afraid of my own mortality, but because pointing out the obvious fact that nobody can see after they die is neither insightful nor useful. Go tell that to someone who has become blind and let me know how much consolation that provides them.

blotter_paper 8y ago

>I would not exchange my eyesight for the whole world, literally. FYI vacuum exposure can cause blindness, visual impairment, and death.