If given the option, would you become a vampire?

Dichotomy

Eddy wrote: »

...but I think there's quite a bit of romanticism and beauty in our understanding of time as the most precious commodity in the world.

man humans do not understand this at all

Crimson King

Mr Fuzzbutt wrote: »

Crimson King wrote: »

Mr Fuzzbutt wrote: »

Forever is a really long time. Too long if you ask me.

That said, current lifespans are too short. There's going to be so much awesome stuff that I miss out on after I die.

no matter when you die this will still be true

end-of-the-world scenarios

or end-of-the-universe scenarios if we make it off this rock

if we don't go extinct we'll be able to sort that shit out

we've only been sapient for a million years? and civilized for five thousand? and we invented science five hundred years ago and now we're dicking around with the universe on a quantum level

i reckon by the time the heat death of the universe rolls around we'll be ready for it

Eddy

Not having learned something doesn't mean we won't have lost it

Antimatter

Crimson King wrote: »

Mr Fuzzbutt wrote: »

Crimson King wrote: »

Mr Fuzzbutt wrote: »

Forever is a really long time. Too long if you ask me.

That said, current lifespans are too short. There's going to be so much awesome stuff that I miss out on after I die.

no matter when you die this will still be true

end-of-the-world scenarios

or end-of-the-universe scenarios if we make it off this rock

if we don't go extinct we'll be able to sort that shit out

we've only been sapient for a million years? and civilized for five thousand? and we invented science five hundred years ago and now we're dicking around with the universe on a quantum level

i reckon by the time the heat death of the universe rolls around we'll be ready for it

Carl Sagan wrote:

The skies call to us. If we do not destroy ourselves, we will one day venture to the stars.

Sterica

Antimatter wrote: »

being human is so bad

fragile parts that break so easily, the sensations of pain and fear, organs that feel things that wear down over time

That's has to more to do with being an animal than human.

I mean, you could be a cat.

Apparently cats can't taste sweetness.

And break down faster.

Viscount Islands

My roommate is having a quarter-life crisis and woah girl you have issues with a capital I

Antimatter

cats also get to sleep all day and cuddle if they want to or be alone if they so choose

#pipe

Mr Fuzzbutt wrote: »

eating that steak while it's still mooing would be awkward

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxQmOR_QLfQ

Sterica

Antimatter wrote: »

cats also get to sleep all day and cuddle if they want to or be alone if they so choose

Yeah, it's a boring shitty existence.

Poor goddamn cats. My heart goes out to them.

Sterica

Like, I mean that sincerely.

Being a cat would be fuzzy hell.

#pipe

Rorus Raz wrote: »

Apparently cats can't taste sweetness.

Fuck that shit

TrippyJing

If I did become a vampire, I would wait around a while until the technology exists for me to get around some of my more annoying weaknesses. Alternatively or in concert with the previous idea, take advantage of my immortality and turn myself into a low-impact cyborg.

Buttlord

Antimatter wrote: »

cats also get to sleep all day and cuddle if they want to or be alone if they so choose

no i get to do this

it's magical

Antimatter

i would so much rather be a cat than what i am now

Viscount Islands

Being human's awesome sorry

Buttlord

i agree robots are terrible

satansfingers

Crimson King wrote: »

#pipe wrote: »

A friend of mine proposed that she wouldn't want people to live forever because nobody would make art, nobody would fall in love, nobody would do anything exciting

that life is beautiful because it's short

I told her that was horse shit and she got mad at me

but it is horse shit

you think we do those things because we're scared of death?

i mean i guess people work better under a deadline and death is basically the ultimate deadline

but come the fuck on

yeah i think creativity is the result of death. i think that we would never accomplish anything meaningful if we knew that we had all the time in the world. have you even seen the twilight zone?

Antimatter

Buttlord wrote: »

i agree robots are terrible

i only wish i were a robot

i'm just a sad meatbag

satansfingers

like i don't even understand people who think mortality hinders people reaching the pinnacle of humanity

without mortality we have nothing to define ourselves by

Depressperado

yeah no way, that's bullshit dude sorry

satansfingers

having spent two years unemployed but financially solvent enough to never really be concerned, i assure you that such a scenario is not super meaningful and in fact hinders you from doing anything of value

unintentional

satansfingers wrote: »

having spent two years unemployed but financially solvent enough to never really be concerned, i assure you that such a scenario is not super meaningful and in fact hinders you from doing anything of value

but that wasn't two years where everyone was immortal, so it's not a good comparison

satansfingers

it's two years where i had all the time in the world and no real pressures of any sort, so i'd say it's as analogous as things get

Eddy

Depressperado wrote: »

yeah no way, that's bullshit dude sorry

How does it feel to be immortal man

I mean how else can you say with such certainty what is or is not bullshit re: death & creativity

satansfingers

also i was young so i mean that's basically like being immortal

Ubik

I'm bizzaro immortal

Sterica

Antimatter wrote: »

i would so much rather be a cat than what i am now

Not to be rude, but couldn't cat be in a similar situation that you are in?

Only a cat doesn't even have the tools we have to get out of that situation.

A furry prison.

Eddy

A cat is also not self-aware, and doesn't know about things like 'metaphysics' and 'existentialism'

Viscount Islands

satansfingers wrote: »

also i was young so i mean that's basically like being immortal

But young people create fantastic creative works all the time

??

Sterica

Eddy wrote: »

A cat is also not self-aware, and doesn't know about things like 'metaphysics' and 'existentialism'

Maybe they do, but can't communicate it.

I have no mouth, and I must meow.

Eddy

Rorus Raz wrote: »

Eddy wrote: »

A cat is also not self-aware, and doesn't know about things like 'metaphysics' and 'existentialism'

Maybe they do, but can't communicate it.

I have no mouth, and I must meow.

mother of god...

are we the AM to their big-donged cavemen

Indie Winter

Eddy wrote: »

A cat is also not self-aware, and doesn't know about things like 'metaphysics' and 'existentialism'

and yet, they're still colossal dickbags

Antimatter

a cat doesnt have gender identity as far as i know

and doesnt have to worry about making a living or education

so

sleeping all day and cuddles

Eddy

Indie Winter wrote: »

Eddy wrote: »

A cat is also not self-aware, and doesn't know about things like 'metaphysics' and 'existentialism'

and yet, they're still colossal dickbags

a staggering treatise on self-awareness and the proclivity to assholery

Ubik

ya cats got it made

unintentional

i've never owned a cat
and for everyone i know who has a cat whose house i've been to, the cat is either super shy or hates people
so i have never been like "oh sweet, a cat!"

dogs on the other hand, dogs rule
my dog was so excited when i came home today even though i was only gone for twenty minutes
made my day

Antimatter

i hate dogs

dogs are so fucking stupid

Ubik

dogs are better to own

cats are better to be

Eddy

unintentional

Ubik wrote: »

dogs are better to own

cats are better to be

why? dogs are just like 100% happy 100% of the time