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

submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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

Edit 1:

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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[–] [email protected] 19 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

At some point, our sun will go supernova and you will end up drifting through space.
And all your life before that point will be less than a blink of an eye compared to the time that follows:
Trillions and trillions of years until the heat death of the universe.
And even that time will be less than the blink of an eye compared to the eternity afterwards, when you drift through a black void without any stars.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 weeks ago

But no people around. So overall a win.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

But can I take my Steam Deck with me?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

Yes but you don’t have anything to make power to charge it :/

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

Doesn't this also take into account the universe never does a snap back into itself?