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It seems like the metaphor is a bit meta? Tautological? Death is represented by death. This is a minor point, but distracting. Still... I hope for a well-suppor

• bschne 5y ago
  My recollection of the story is a bit spotty and I can't re-read in full right now, but: I think the point this is trying to make is that we accept death of old age as a natural fact and think it is odd to want to "solve" it, but wouldn't accept it at all if it were caused by some personified actor? Of course we don't "just accept" it, we have long considered a large fraction of deaths "too early" and worked on postponing them with various treatments.
  • kiba 5y ago
    It's enshrined into our oldest myth and stories as a form of wisdom and then repeated again in modernity as an obvious 'lesson'.
• somesortofthing 5y ago
  I think the idea is to draw a parallel between something we're repulsed by, find abhorrent, and feel we ought to eliminate (like a violent death from being ripped apart by a dragon) and something that we consider a natural and inevitable part of life but that doesn't really differ much from the first thing(death from aging). It's a pretty common metaphor in transhumanist circles. I remember this piece comparing the elimination of "natural" unhappiness to the advent of painkillers making a strong impression on me: https://www.hedweb.com/hedab.htm https://www.hedweb.com/hedab.htm
• Ygg2 5y ago
  Death is inescapable. Just because you don't die of old age doesn't mean you wouldn't die. As long as time exists, you will end. That's why dragon is aging, not death.