21 sats \ 4 replies \ @ek 24 Aug 2023 \ parent \ on: POLL: Would you become immortal, if you could? meta
wanting to live longer != wanting to live forever
edit: oh, so basically what @birdeye21 replied
Does wanting to live longer = wanting to live indefinitely?
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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
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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.
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but you'd like a future version of yourself to stop wanting that.
No, I just know that whatever I do, I will probably not live 200 years for example.
But maybe I am not considering technological advances enough.
Edit: or maybe yes. I think I see the confusion now
Yes, I think at some point I would be tired of life and would welcome death.
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