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Do you not appreciate the world that was prepared for you? Safe, healthy, entertaining, etc. Much of this work was done with future generations in mind. You cou
by unityByFreedom 5y ago
Do you not appreciate the world that was prepared for you? Safe, healthy, entertaining, etc. Much of this work was done with future generations in mind. You could throw evolution in there too. It's nice to not be limited to a single cell.
On top of that, many people enjoy giving back, either to their kids or community. Preparing nice things for people after your death can bring comfort in life. That may come in the form of money, open sourced code, etc.
- grishka 5y agoHonestly, the existence of the universe is meaningless to me if my consciousness is to somehow irreversibly disappear from it in the future. I find this whole idea of eventual mandatory death extremely cruel, and those who romanticize it cringey. So many people hurry to live their lives because "life is short". So many people make so many irrational, bad decisions for the same reason. And so many people accept this as some kind of immutable fact. I'm looking forward to all that life extension/rejuvenation research that's gaining momentum right now. I don't want to die. Ever. I wish I could contribute to it, but my skill set isn't very fitting for this purpose. I doubt any one of the companies doing this kind of research needs a screaming fast android app or a java backend.
- unityByFreedom 5y agoI think your absence due to death is irrelevant here. People feel good when they do nice things for others, and one of those things can be preparing an inheritance. That all happens before death.