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The key insight is that "contribute" can mean different things, and it's worth broadening one's definition of "contribute". The J.S. Bach example really struck
by bzbarsky 7y ago
The key insight is that "contribute" can mean different things, and it's worth broadening one's definition of "contribute". The J.S. Bach example really struck me in this regard.
- biohax2015 7y agoYeah, I guess. It just makes me upset that we have to change what we do and how we live in response to our physical and intellectual decline. What if I don't want to teach? What if what I do now is what makes me truly happy? I guess I am still young enough to be in denial that age will kick my ass.
- chr1 7y agoMake donation to SENS foundation! But even if rejuvenation drugs are not ready in time for you it is not a reason to want to die sooner. The things you want to do now are mostly determined by your intellectual abilities, and if there was a way to enhance them you may find the things that interest you now boring, and yet that is not a reason for you to die now. Also a great way to want to teach, is having grandchildren. There is a theory that evolutionary reason for humans and some other animals to stay alive after reaching the end of reproductive age is to take care of grandchildren.
- bzbarsky 7y agoYeah, I can totally understand struggling with this. I do too...