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

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) by doomsdayrs@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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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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[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 24 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (3 children)

Life will pound you into an uncaring jaded disinterested unloveable husk of a being after too many emotional scars from losing loved ones, too much of seeing humanity make the same mistakes, and too much watching the knowledge you gained turned irrelevant.

Or, life will beat into you an uncanny ability to converse and relate to others, even if fleetingly.

Watch The Man from Earth.

[–] dubyakay@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 minutes ago

I've watched the Man From Earth a couple times. Can only recommend.

However it doesn't fit your description. Oldman says that his memory is basically limited. Just like any mortal's. Only the brightest, most impactful memories are retained and the rest is a blur. If you are forty plus, you barely have memories of your childhood today, unless you have recorded them as soon as you could and rehashed them frequently. Same for him. As such, he is constantly evolving with the world mentally (and physically apparently).

[–] LouNeko@lemmy.world 3 points 10 hours ago

You don't need immortality for that. Only a bad decade in your 20'.

[–] Kallioapina@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

But do not watch the sequel. It ruins the whole beautiful thing.

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 1 points 14 hours ago

Yes and No. You could argue that True Love was the factor between them