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How does the great void of death not disturb you? (programming.dev)

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Or does it?

I know we were once nothing, but it is still terrifying and depressing to me to think about returning to this. In fact, as of late, I've been unable to not think about it: the loss of all experience and all memories of everything, forever. All the good times we had, and will have, with anyone or anything ever will totally annihilate into nothingness. All our efforts will amount to nothing because the thoughtless void is ultimately what awaits everything in the end.

The only argument against this would have to be supernatural, like another cause of the Big Bang or somehow proof of reincarnation, but if my consciousness won't exist for me to experience it, then what does it matter either way?

There is no comfort in Hell, either. The anvil of death weighing down, infinitely, on all values and passions is becoming unbearable for me, so I could really use any potentially helpful thoughts about this matter.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah the nothingness has given me the existentials in the past but I tell you if someone tell me I could die today painlessly and cease to exist or 40 years from now but it will be from alzheimers which progresses over the last 30 years or 20 years from now an incredibly painful one. Ill take today. Maybe I will mention something I have sometimes mentioned around life. If someone dies in the prime of life or earlier and its a tragedy. Even later as they reach middle age it can be like wow they did not get a chance. You get to 50 though. And yeah its early to die that decade but you know. It happens and like that person had a life. They had their shot. To say they were robbed of having a life or such is just false at that point. Don't get me wrong they could still have a magnus opus or something but thats unlikely. So if your younger than that I can see the anst but I bet when you get there you will start realizing that sure. It would be great to keep living. I mean consciousness is great. But you know it would be way more great if like the world were a better place and you could keep that nice youthful health. It gets to seem more like a break from this crazy locomative breath train. No idea if it helps but its just a perspective.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Oh yeah, if we knew dementia was coming for us, then screw that! But I'm more talking about the ending of even the best lives lived (whatever "best" even means). I am definitely under 40, haha.

By the way, that is a %$#@ing insane instance domain in which you joined Lemmy, haha; it sounds as awkward as it is hilarious!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 hours ago

yeah. the guy who put it up, originallucifer, pretty much says that was the why he chose the name in the about. I have gotten many comments loving the domain despite me being some bastard who just happened to make my account here. I was reading the faqs and abouts and such on a few different federation domains though and did just like the cut of his jib.