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comment by CakerOats

Definitely. Death does not scare me, and I would like to make my death famous, somehow.





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ashlomi  ·  4341 days ago  ·  link  ·  

on the other hand i think it would make others much more conservative if we had an "expiration date" printed on us, if you see your going to die at 85 you might save a little bit more then if you where to die at 35 i think it would definitely erase the YOLO mentality that a lot of people have today, physically being assured hey your going to live for another 45 years would most likely make a 15 year old think twice about their actions (especially financially). However, i can easily imagine someone saying "i have 50 years to live im gonna be a daredevil"l and then promptly break every bone in their body.

thenewgreen  ·  4341 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I wish I could say that death does not scare me, but as it is it scares the living shit out of me. That's why I choose to not think about it, at least not very often. How is it that death does not scare you? Teach me :)

CakerOats  ·  4341 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I won't exist, so I won't care.

thenewgreen  ·  4341 days ago  ·  link  ·  

But you do exist right now, isn't that something you wish to preserve?

CakerOats  ·  4341 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Again, I won't really care once I'm dead. Right now, I know that I won't care.

thenewgreen  ·  4341 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Fair enough. I am also fairly sure that once I am dead I won't care. However, now that I am alive and have an enthusiasm for living, it's hard not to fear it's conclusion. I rather like being alive. This fear does not debilitate me, in fact I think it allows me to live a more full life. As Kafka said, "the meaning of life is the fact that it ends".

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