Re:Unselfish People Are More Likely to Wind Up with Depression
by eduren on Wednesday October 04, 2017 @12:59PM
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>Why do you want to live forever?
I'm not sure why this is a question. Barring inhumane levels of pain (emotional or physical), living is always preferable to death.
>Nobody is that important or has that much to offer to the world
Agree, we are all dust in the wind etc, etc. But why does that matter? Should I decide to stop living at 27 because my trajectory means I won't accomplish anything with my life?
Personally, the strongest motivator to live as long as possible is to experience as much "existence" as possible. My lifetime is constricted to the 21st century right now and that means I will never experience humanity's future. Sure, it will happen regardless whether I'm there to experience it, but that won't matter to me, I'll be dead.
If wanting to experience life is selfish, then I'm sorry for being born (not directed at you, just in general).
I'm not sure why this is a question. Barring inhumane levels of pain (emotional or physical), living is always preferable to death.
>Nobody is that important or has that much to offer to the world
Agree, we are all dust in the wind etc, etc. But why does that matter? Should I decide to stop living at 27 because my trajectory means I won't accomplish anything with my life?
Personally, the strongest motivator to live as long as possible is to experience as much "existence" as possible. My lifetime is constricted to the 21st century right now and that means I will never experience humanity's future. Sure, it will happen regardless whether I'm there to experience it, but that won't matter to me, I'll be dead.
If wanting to experience life is selfish, then I'm sorry for being born (not directed at you, just in general).