I would like to see the “scheduled death” concept paired with its inevitable opposite, “negligible senescence.” As we approach a point where medical science and bioengineering make immortality possible, “scheduled death” may end up being the only alternative.
Oooh fascinating. I love that. I’ve never heard of the term negligible senescence before. Thank you for sharing that! And omg you’re right. If we hit the longevity singularity…
I like all of these but as a big PKD fan I have to go with that one. But if you decide on the death one, that will also be interesting. A friend of mine is from the Netherlands where it's legal to end one's life if there is a terminal illness and no quality of life. Her friend did it and she said it was very strange to have a final phone call with him, knowing that after a certain day and time, he would no longer exist. Of course we know we're all going to die, we just don't usually know exactly when.
Right! It must be so sad with close friends but surreal with acquaintances, like “ok, see you not later.” But also some beauty in actually being able to say goodbye and have friends around.
I would like to see the “scheduled death” concept paired with its inevitable opposite, “negligible senescence.” As we approach a point where medical science and bioengineering make immortality possible, “scheduled death” may end up being the only alternative.
Oooh fascinating. I love that. I’ve never heard of the term negligible senescence before. Thank you for sharing that! And omg you’re right. If we hit the longevity singularity…
I like all of these but as a big PKD fan I have to go with that one. But if you decide on the death one, that will also be interesting. A friend of mine is from the Netherlands where it's legal to end one's life if there is a terminal illness and no quality of life. Her friend did it and she said it was very strange to have a final phone call with him, knowing that after a certain day and time, he would no longer exist. Of course we know we're all going to die, we just don't usually know exactly when.
Right! It must be so sad with close friends but surreal with acquaintances, like “ok, see you not later.” But also some beauty in actually being able to say goodbye and have friends around.