Sep25
Being Immortal
on September 25, 2012 at 12:52 pmFive reasons that it would suck.
I think it misses the point a little, though. It assumes that only you would be immortal. If everyone was, some of the reasons would go away. But more importantly, the goal isn’t immortality, it’s the ability to live as long as one wants to. I think that when you phrase it that way, none of the objections apply.
Being immortal may suck, but you’d be around FOR it to suck. Still a win.
(unless it’s one of those Outer Limits/Twilight Zone ‘imprisoned for life’/'incurable cancer forever’/'entrapped in a mining cave-in’ immortalities; but those suck for normal mortals too so it’s still kind of a wash).
Immortality has some snags. For one, you’re obviously going to be part of the future, so you can’t slander the Prophet of Islam. Obama would have to establish a special Obamacare board in charge of psychological screening for life-extensions, just to weed out people with anti-Muslim sentiments.
Of course they’d also weed out everyone who isn’t an Obama bundler.
It doesn’t look like that cat has been de-clawed. Seems like it could be a little more assertive in requesting an answer.
You think PJMedia would accept an article by me entitled: “100 Reasons Why All of These Articles Entitled ‘N Reasons “X” is [Good/Bad]‘ Really Suck”?
Hey, if you want to write one, I’ll pitch it to them…
But it is a pretty common journalist trope. It’s the best way (for example) for me to sell a piece to Popular Mechanics.
They just seem to have an inordinate number of them at PJM…
One reason immortality would *not* suck, I get to go to the stars.
1) We assume good health and wealth.
2) We assume other people are immortal as well.
3) It’s still meaningful with added meaning and you could still die by accident.
4) They are already, but some are not. You’d have time to meet them.
5) Boring is what some people are. Time has nothing to do with that.
Immortality provides new options, without taking anything away. The author is just playing with ya.
I want to be immortal so I’ll have time to be bored.
Number 3 is the kicker.. for example, most video games have a “respawn” concept of death that is more akin to a wussy slap. Oh, you died? Okay, here’s another life. Not only does it make people reckless, it removes all the urgency of living.
Not only does it make people reckless, it removes all the urgency of living.
What’s the downside, Trent?
“Boring” is a personality trait, not a time and place.
I can’t imagine ever getting bored.