You can’t “experience” nothingness. Even if you could, you can fear things you’ve experienced before…
Fear not, and enjoy this mere interlude to its fullest!
Submitted 2 months ago by Godric@lemmy.world to [deleted]
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tan00k@lemmy.world 1 month ago
flango@lemmy.eco.br 1 month ago
And I am not frightened of dying, any time will do, I don't mind Why should I be frightened of dying? There's no reason for it, you've gotta go sometime
bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
DarkSide
Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 1 month ago
what i’m scared of is not getting to experience things, the fact that i missed out on history isn’t much better but at least that was rather difficult to do anything about…
AFallingAnvil@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
Living in recent times, there’s a lot of historic events happening I’d rather not be around for. Just wait until the climate collapse stops playing around with foreshadowing and the dildo of consequences arrives
daggermoon@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I’m not
CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social 2 months ago
Memes like this just make me get anxious thinking about the past
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Hey, remember when Hitler invaded Poland?
Hey, remember when Trump invaded Greenland? Oh. Right. That’s called foreshadowing.
Grostleton@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
I used to think I didn’t dream, eventually I realized that the blissful nothingness I (don’t) experience between sleeping and waking up was the dream.
DarkCloud@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Keep a dream journal, eventually you’ll start remembering them.
ChonkyLincoln@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
Oh boy, sleep! That’s where I’m a Viking!
Grostleton@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
Ah, I don’t believe it’s a case of not remembering.
Many nights I simply do not dream of anything at all, or at least when I wake up I have absolutely no recollection of dreaming about something.
I do also have dreams that fade after awhile as you’d expect, and have occasionally written down things I found interesting about them, but overall my dreams are an infrequent occurrence.
melsaskca@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
I had nothing to lose before I was born. There is the difference.
Geodad@lemmy.world 1 month ago
And there’s nothing that you can do to keep from losing what you have.
Acceptance is the way to a happy life.
melsaskca@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
I’m happy. I’m just pointing out that there is a difference.
MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
Because it was terrifying to be in a state of nonexistence. Thinking about not having what i currently have or even the fact that I’m very much likely not even going to have a state of being where i can even remember the things i had done in my life is truly fucking terrifying to me.
zululove@lemmy.ml 1 month ago
ngl i plan to be a digital being by 2060
Godric@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Art become reality, ye are the 21st century digital boy
fnrir@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 month ago
Cool bug fact is
ChillPenguin@lemmy.world 1 month ago
You know. This oddly actually makes me feel a bit better about this.
Godric@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Me too!
Ronami@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Fear not, the dark, my friend. And let the feast begin.
ivanafterall@lemmy.world 1 month ago
A feast in the dark? Ehhh… :/
Digit@lemmy.wtf 1 month ago
Put a light on. Less messy.
daniskarma@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
I remember what it was like, that’s why I am afraid of it.
Michal@programming.dev 1 month ago
And came out screaming, so I’m on the fence on this one
richardmtanguay@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
Everyone should be afraid of the judgement in the Realm afterwards!!! :-(
Godric@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Which judgement? Are we reincarnated into a form based upon our virtue? Are we trying to die a glorious warrior to feast with Wotan? Does “the god” demand blood sacrifice, killing all? Do we turn the other cheek to vibe with Yaweh? Do we simply sink into the potter’s ground, destined to have our current atoms remade, even though we are a single drop of rain, or shall we remain?
Jankatarch@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Idk if I follow the logic.
“There may be something after death.”
- “There is more than one religion people believe in so therefore no.”
AdolfSchmitler@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Let me go back to my eternal slumber
hedge_lord@lemmy.world 1 month ago
My current self wants to look at more cute bees and sniff more sunflowers. It doesn’t matter if my future self wouldn’t care (on account of not existing), my current self still really wants to do more of that.
unconsciousvoidling@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
Amen
sunbytes@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Because if I die I’ll miss the rest of the Kingkiller Chronicles.
They will surely release any day now.
Digit@lemmy.wtf 1 month ago
And the next Boards of Canada album.
Godric@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Any day now, just like winds of winter. Just hold on…
chunes@lemmy.world 1 month ago
seems much more likely that someone new will be born after I die and experience life.
Digit@lemmy.wtf 1 month ago
Even these days?
I admire your optimism. ;D
lmmarsano@lemmynsfw.com 1 month ago
My thoughts immediately go there on abortion: before birth, I never had the consciousness to experience & want life, so I’m incapable of caring about missing out before that capacity to care could even start. If I were aborted, I wouldn’t care. So why are others caring more than I would?
DarkFuture@lemmy.world 1 month ago
By the time I get there I’ll probably be begging for it.
_AutumnMoon_@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 month ago
wow so cool!
diffaldo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
What a great fact, I love it.
webp@mander.xyz 1 month ago
But will I wake back up before the sun destroys our universe?
hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
Now I know something to compare it to.