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I feel like that would require society to get pretty chill about suicide. In a world where everyone is immortal-by-default, I can actually see the opposite happ
by fwip 2y ago
I feel like that would require society to get pretty chill about suicide. In a world where everyone is immortal-by-default, I can actually see the opposite happening - the fear of death increasing from its absence, and becoming an even greater taboo.
- xvector 2y agoI think such a society would be chill about suicide. An exploration of this idea is found throughout the "Culture" novels by Banks. It's okay to decide when you want to clock out. It's certainly better than being forcibly clocked out against your wishes. I agree it would be weird at first, but after the first thousand years or so, it would probably become common enough that people wouldn't mind, and the taboo would disappear. Weird, maybe, but at least people will get to live their lives to the fullest and at their own pace.