• ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world
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    21 days ago

    This is the main reason why, if you come across a genie in a lamp, you should probably not wish for immortality. You’re gonna be hellafuckin bored for a loooooooong time.

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      21 days ago

      From what I have read on the internet so far, it’s probably best to not wish for anything at all. Just throw it in the deepest ocean to do us all a favour.

      • ameancow@lemmy.world
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        20 days ago

        Fuck that, I will mess with shit.

        “I want all humans to be able to change sex, race or species at will.”

        “Give every human being the ability to experience what someone else has experienced by pressing a small button on the top of our heads.”

        “Make volcanoes erupt food. Just endless, nutritious food for everyone.”

        “Babies are hatched from eggs. I dunno man, seems like it would be silly.”

        “No more mosquitoes. Replace them with tiny little airplanes that sometimes circle around you and you have to swat them down like king kong.”

    • HugeNerd@lemmy.ca
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      21 days ago

      Why? Are you bored now? If so, why is it a problem? If not, then what’s the problem?

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        20 days ago

        Spending Eternity either crushed to a point in the heart of black hole or drifting thru the darkness of space all alone with nothing to do or even anything to look at.

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      20 days ago

      If you get the chance, ask for omnipotence or to become conscious energy systems or something. You can still choose to experience being a human and having all these experiences, but you will never be stuck, you will never get bored or feel anything related to being mortal if you don’t want.

      You could even choose to live a whole lifetime. Maybe billions of lifetimes, each one feeling totally and completely indistinguishable from reality, because it would be reality.

      You could be experiencing that right now.