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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.

Edit 2:

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

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[-] Sybilvane@lemmy.ca 16 points 3 weeks ago

Losing all of the skills you gain. No matter how good you get at something, after a few centuries you'll have lost your edge. You can also only practice so many things concurrently without giving something up. At some point, years down the line, you might try to ride a bike again and completely fail to do it, or try to sing and fail to hit all the notes that came easily before, or do gymnastics but the muscles you need are underused. It doesn't matter that you spent years mastering every skill, your abilities will degrade over time. You'll never really be able to feel sure about your own abilities except for whatever you've done most recently.

[-] MadBob@feddit.nl 0 points 3 weeks ago

You don't know the expression, "it's like riding a bike"?

[-] RisingSwell@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 weeks ago

If you haven't ridden a bike in 20 years, go try it. But now 2000 years.

[-] MadBob@feddit.nl 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

But the famous thing about learning to ride a bike is that you don't forget, even after decades. I've just looked it up to double-check and all I got was articles about why you never forget. It's like saying you'll forget how to walk up stairs or something.

[-] RisingSwell@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 3 weeks ago

Famous sayings so not equal reality.

[-] MadBob@feddit.nl 2 points 3 weeks ago

I mean, you could look it up yourself if you doubt it so.

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