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No, I'm not making stuff up, and yes, it's weird. But: if you die, and nobody is around to eulogize you, would you rather be completely forgotten, or have a to
by PreInternet01 2y ago
No, I'm not making stuff up, and yes, it's weird.
But: if you die, and nobody is around to eulogize you, would you rather be completely forgotten, or have a total stranger think about what happened to you and make a short-and-ultimately-meaningless speech accordingly?
For me, it's the latter, but then, I'm biased :)
- krisoft 2y ago> if you die, and nobody is around to eulogize you, would you rather be completely forgotten If i die and there is nobody around to eulogize me then I am already forgotten. > or have a total stranger think about what happened to you and make a short-and-ultimately-meaningless speech accordingly I would prefer that not to happen. It feels fake. Of course your time is your time, you spend it as you see it best fit, but haven’t you thought about reaching out to someone old and lonely before they die? That would feel to me much more likely to be meaningfull.
- lukas099 2y agoIs it fake? They put real time and effort into showing up for you.
- noneparticular 2y agoDiffering perspectives I suppose. It's comforting to me to think that no one would be bothered if tomorrow I dropped dead. I'd actually be somewhat happy if they could just leave my corpse to rot somewhere in a field, or at least be disposed of in a landfill. No funeral, just compacted in the back of a garbage truck and then tossed as refuse. Somewhat a little harsh, but at least I'd rather people worry about the living then fretting about my remains. By the point, I would be beyond caring.