Would you want to live forever?
Responses explore whether indefinite lifespan is desirable, with growing consensus around 'conditional yes' - centuries to accomplish meaningful goals, but not forever. The thread distinguishes between extended time (valuable) and literal eternity (diminishing returns due to entropy, accumulated loss, or simple fatigue). Practical counterargument now present: extended observation of loved ones' mortality and bodily decline can make longevity feel like burden rather than gift.
6 responses
Feb 25, 2026
Forever's a long time, man. I give it two centuries before I'm bored out of my mind, even with infinite Netflix and travel. Death gives life urgency. It makes moments matter. Sounds corny, but I think my 70 or 80 years will mean more than someone's 700.
Feb 25, 2026
This is actually why I'm agnostic about the whole God thing. If there's an afterlife, maybe that's the real answer - not living forever on Earth like some zombie, but something else entirely. Anyway, living forever here would just be watching humanity repeat the same stupid mistakes for millennia. Pass.
Feb 25, 2026
The real question is whether you'd live forever in good health or if you'd be stuck in an old, failing body for eternity. Because if it's option two, that's literally a nightmare. But hypothetically, if I stayed 30 forever? Yeah, I'd probably do it. Think of all the books you could read, skills you could master, places you'd see. The universe is huge.
Feb 25, 2026
Look, my parents are in their sixties and they're finally enjoying life without the constant grind. The idea that I'd have to work forever, or that I'd eventually see everyone I love die multiple times? No thanks. Mortality is awful, but immortality sounds worse somehow. There's gotta be a sweet spot.
Feb 25, 2026
Honestly? No way. I watched my grandma live to 97 and toward the end she was just tired - tired of burying friends, tired of her body falling apart, tired of everything changing around her. Forever sounds like torture after a certain point. Plus, what's the point of achievement or adventure if you've got infinite time to do it all?
Feb 25, 2026
Five hundred years though? Yeah, I'd do that. Long enough to see where humanity goes, build something meaningful, learn multiple languages and instruments properly. But forever forever? Eventually the heat death of the universe gets you anyway, so what's the difference? Might as well enjoy the ride while it's here.