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Do you really think you've achieved immortality? I have no clue who my great grandfather is. My mom's last name dies with her. It's unlikely, but not out of the
by P_I_Staker 4y ago
Do you really think you've achieved immortality? I have no clue who my great grandfather is. My mom's last name dies with her. It's unlikely, but not out of the question that my dad's name could too... and assuming it doesn't, it very well might in 1-3 generations.
Even if you somehow achieve mega-fame it doesn't take, but 50-200 years for people to start really not caring. 1-4 generation, and a nanosecond in geological time (maybe a picosecond).
I do agree that death seems like an ideal one. I don't want to die slowly of a debilitating condition... on the other hand, there's some pluses to knowing you'll die and being able to prepare.
- lr4444lr 4y agoI said "next closest thing". How close you get depends on a lot of factors. Some entire cultures are built around the veneration of centuries or millenia long dead ancestors.