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If it is depressing to think about it, then why think about it? Does it have any real implications for significant outcomes about your life or is it in a way so
by tyri_kai_psomi 7y ago
If it is depressing to think about it, then why think about it? Does it have any real implications for significant outcomes about your life or is it in a way some type of FOMO?
- Miner49er 7y agoWell, I suppose I'm using a bit of hyperbole. Maybe I should say sad. And don't worry, I won't think about it very long.
- gist 7y agoWhy is it sad at all? What would it do for you? It would be about as relevant as being able to communicate in some way with people in the past. Would be interesting and entertaining but a leap to imagine it would yield some kind of better quality of life in the current day.
- Miner49er 7y agookay, maybe sad wasn't the right word either. How about disappointing?
- trianglem 7y agoI feel like the ideal of life existing on another planet would improve my quality of life. The additional potential would do wonders for my everyday narrative.
- tyri_kai_psomi 7y agoI feel like the idea of time travel, teleportation, and eternal youth would improve my quality of life as well, but they are just as likely at this point as living on another planet. I certainly don't let the fact that I won't ever have any of those things get me down.
- enraged_camel 7y ago>>Why is it sad at all? What would it do for you? Some of us refuse to allow this kind of constant cynicism and pessimism that surrounds us to crush our sense of awe and wonder.
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- anyfoo 7y agoI don't know, what does learning any fact about the universe that is not directly applicable to my life do for me? Aside from potential side-effects (it's not uncommon that knowledge-seeking about one thing yields seemingly unrelated applications)... if you have never experienced the joy and satisfaction from learning and understanding something new, I can tell you, you're missing out. So, while not knowing and learning about civilizations beyond Earth certainly does not negatively affect my life very much, I still assert that life would suddenly get much more interesting if we did. There is a reason why Alien Sci-Fi is very, very popular...
- tibyat2 7y agoCongratulations! You are hereby awarded one “Useless Human!” badge. This is granted as thanks for being a know-nothing, like-button-coding-meta-chasing monkey who adds nothing to our race!!! We hope to hear more from you, and will be following your career closely! Best of luck!