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What are some downsides to immortality that most don't think of? (lemmy.ml)

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I'll start off with one, Being upset about a breakup that happened hundreds of years ago.

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Heath death of the universe, Death of the sun, etc, does not count. I feel like focusing on this is an overused point.

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Loneliness does not count. I feel like we all know immortality means you'll miss people and lose them.

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[-] mobiuscoffee@lemmy.ml 5 points 4 weeks ago

One of my books features an immortal protagonist and I've as such thought about this quite a bit. More than the answers already provided here, what I found interesting as a writer was the balance I needed to find between making an immortal detached from mortal values while still being engaging to mortal readers.

Said as a pithy question, if you can outlive everyone's decisions and mistakes, what would it take to make you do anything at all?

this post was submitted on 29 Oct 2024

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