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> either you would die at some point (which creates suffering due to the anticipation of the event) or live forever, which actually seems more horrible in a way
by mLuby 5y ago
> either you would die at some point (which creates suffering due to the anticipation of the event) or live forever, which actually seems more horrible in a way
We know death causes suffering, but we don't know if immortality causes suffering. Don't knock it till you've tried it. #FableOfTheDragonTyrant
- slowmovintarget 5y agoI've always thought of that trope in fiction of immortal beings wanting to die as being silly. It seems like a case of the fox considering the grapes to be sour because it couldn't reach them, on the part of writers.
- bspammer 5y agoI'm somewhere in the middle - I think the human lifespan is miserably short and really wish it could be extended. The fact that I and everyone I love will likely die in the next 40 years sucks. I could probably easily fill 500 years without getting bored, and I'm not going to pretend it doesn't suck. I do think being immortal would eventually drive you insane though. Humans can't grasp the mindbending vastness of infinity. If a genie offered me true immortality, or death in 10 years, I'm taking the decade. It's just too risky. Thankfully, not a problem I'll ever have.
- mLuby 5y agoOh that's a good distinction to make: involuntary immortality (as with many superpowers) could easily be a curse, or torture. Although like with zombie-powered generators, it's fun to think of ways to exploit a monkey paw's downsides.