Immortality, with a price...
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I imagine I'd be so removed from my humanity that killing innocents would be as easy as flicking off a light switch.
Three people so far pointed out the biggest problems I have with this idea, but I'm unique! T-T
Immortality would scare the shit out of me until I got a handle on identity theft and forgery. One car wreck and you have government officials wondering about your miraculous escape from injury/impossible recovery. You'd have to run from town to town every 15 years or so and cut contacts with friends, coworkers, and anyone else that gives enough of a shit about you to wonder why you don't have nasolabial lines yet.
I see two options here: powerless and invisible, or powerful and invisible.
Either be the shadow lord of a multinational corporation and buy up some mercs to cover any information leaks, or live from apartment to apartment, country to country, keeping just enough cash to bribe the right officials.
If life gets boring after constantly running from town to town, set up yer corporation or vice versa. The ever-changing sameness of humanity ensures that you'll have things to learn for a while yet, but not an overwhelming amount.
Non serious answer? Well, I'd spend 30 years practicing the Kama Sutra and own the night as THE CROWD-PLEASING BISEXUAL GENTLEMAN. On my off days, I'll rescue people from burning buildings and defuse bombs. Just remember, no capes!
TL;DR: Immortality without superpowers is hella dangerous. If it wasn't, I'd be getting laid and defusing bombs for a living.
Immortality would scare the shit out of me until I got a handle on identity theft and forgery. One car wreck and you have government officials wondering about your miraculous escape from injury/impossible recovery. You'd have to run from town to town every 15 years or so and cut contacts with friends, coworkers, and anyone else that gives enough of a shit about you to wonder why you don't have nasolabial lines yet.
I see two options here: powerless and invisible, or powerful and invisible.
Either be the shadow lord of a multinational corporation and buy up some mercs to cover any information leaks, or live from apartment to apartment, country to country, keeping just enough cash to bribe the right officials.
If life gets boring after constantly running from town to town, set up yer corporation or vice versa. The ever-changing sameness of humanity ensures that you'll have things to learn for a while yet, but not an overwhelming amount.
Non serious answer? Well, I'd spend 30 years practicing the Kama Sutra and own the night as THE CROWD-PLEASING BISEXUAL GENTLEMAN. On my off days, I'll rescue people from burning buildings and defuse bombs. Just remember, no capes!
TL;DR: Immortality without superpowers is hella dangerous. If it wasn't, I'd be getting laid and defusing bombs for a living.
Judging by RIN: Daughters of Mnemosyne, I'd never get bored. The world changes, and while I suffer heartbreaks, I have a hell of a time, having time to try new things and such. Just change my identity every now and again to avoid people getting suspicious of my immortality. I could become strong, smart, become God. Anything.
Because I have all the time in the world.
Calumon: I guess it wouldn't affect me much. Jack says I'm the same I was 9 years ago. He has a really good memory!
Because I have all the time in the world.
Calumon: I guess it wouldn't affect me much. Jack says I'm the same I was 9 years ago. He has a really good memory!
I was going to post the Cracked article explaining how immortality wouldn't be such a good thing after all and how the human race will evolve and you will be left behind as an abomination, but instead I'm just going to nod several times in agreement.Jekken6 said:
Do I have to do the killing? Can't I just wait until the sun explodes or whatever and kills everyone anyway?
Imagine the Earth exploded, and you were just left around floating, unable to suffocate forever and ever! Imagine in.
OT: I don't think i could kill any innocents, so i'd just deal with my Immortality.
OT: I don't think i could kill any innocents, so i'd just deal with my Immortality.
Well, I might just live a really fun life for as long as I can without getting really bored. Quite a while, I should imagine. Then I'll find some way of knocking myself out for as long as I can.
I'm too self absorbed and afraid to die. And I hate humanity, so I would give up my humanity and live. After killing the billions who deserve it...
Easy, become the world's most awesome scientist, design/wait for someone to design, an elixir of life thing (making sure that you also make an antidote, because the last thing you want is the love of your life to want to stop living yet be unable to do so, that would become torturous after a decade or so of immortality). Then you can go on loving, living, experiencing etc without the terrible risk of everyone you love dying.
Actually, even with everyone I love dying time and time again, I wouldn't mind immortality. I'd pick it over mortality any day.
Actually, even with everyone I love dying time and time again, I wouldn't mind immortality. I'd pick it over mortality any day.
Doesn't make much difference, surely I can just hook myself up to a massive IV barbiturate drip? It won't kill me, but I'd be permanently comatose.