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those ppl just need to enjoy life man
If you enjoy life, why wouldn't you want more of it?
Because after a certain point, are you even enjoying it?
He must be enjoying it quite a bit to make that kind of investment. All that shows is that he prefers longevity to dating.
Also, a question isn't an argument. People reveal through their actions that they prefer living longer. All this pro-mortality talk is just some sort of coping mechanism or romanticization, as with the people who clearly don't like paying taxes despite claiming otherwise.
wanting to live longer != wanting to live forever
edit: oh, so basically what @birdeye21 replied
Does wanting to live longer = wanting to live indefinitely?
Isn't wanting to live indefinitely the same as living forever?
Maybe I should rephrase "wanting to live longer":
Imo, it's about living a healthy life to live a fulfilling life as long as possible. While accepting that all good things must come to an end.
You wouldn't appreciate life without death.
Maybe we need to define what we mean with "immortal" though. I interpreted as not being able to die, not from natural causes nor from a plane crashing on you
I thought changing the framing might change how you think about it.
Saying you want to live longer, but not forever, is basically saying you currently want to live indefinitely, but you'd like a future version of yourself to stop wanting that.
I do hope he is enjoying it.
I think there is a difference between wanting to live healthily and naturally "extend" your happy life, staying grounded in our biological reality, versus wanting to "transcend" and live forever. "Naturally healthy" sounds more "healthy" to me than "perfectly healthy" if that makes sense lol.
I am very "pro-mortal" I guess, but I do appreciate that we all have our different perspectives
There are different versions of immortality. If the version where you could "live healthily and naturally" indefinitely were on the table, would you still not want it?
I can certainly understand why someone wouldn't want to be old and sick forever, or if it was an all consuming effort to maintain your longevity.
I would maybe consider "healthy infinite life" if I also had the option to end it when I wanted, but my thinking in general is that life's finality makes it worth living. A healthy mind/body with infinite time to do what it wants may not actually be so healthy.
A healthy mind/body with infinite time to do what it wants may not actually be so healthy.
Maybe not, but I'd be willing to take that chance.
what a freak!
fr...just is sad to me. truly more power to him if he's enjoying life tho
Obsessive people tend not to enjoy life, but what do I know
imo, death is part of life
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Good luck getting us to admit we have a problem.
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lol most measures to prolong longevity are the same measures to live healthy and well, I don't want to live forever but I also don't want preventable suffering
I'm interpreting the prompt as meaning there is no preventable suffering from aging. People seem to be uncomfortable with the idea of "forever", but we're really talking about getting to live indefinitely.
What if something really cool were going to happen in like 150 years? Why prefer having no opportunity to see it?
People saying "no" who also take measures to prolong their longevity are like people who say they don't mind paying taxes but always pay as little as possible.