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Obviously a hypothetical scenario. There is no way to pass on the knowledge to anyone else. Time freezes for you only, and once you have your answer you are out of this world.

The question can allow you to see into the past, present and future and gain comprehension of any topic/issue. But it's only one question.

Edit: the point isn't "how to cheat death". You can't. Your body is frozen and there is nothing you can do with this knowledge other than knowing it, and die. So if you would rather be frozen in a limbo just thinking of numbers for eternity, be my guest.

Such a variety of replies, it's been really interesting to read them!

What would you want to know? Personally I'd want to see a timelapse or milestone glimpses of humanity's future until the end of Earth's existence (if we survive that long)

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[โ€“] [email protected] 69 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (25 children)

What was life like for ever human that has ever existed? I'd like to see every single day start to finish from their perspective, sorted as randomly as possible.

The worst part of traditional immortality is being stuck as you, I'd like to experience the entire library and range of human experinces. It would eventually know how it started and how it all ended, while seeing every perspective that got us there. They'd be a lot of days toiling in a field, a lot of days in office cubicles toiling in excel, but most importantly I'd see the small victories and tragedies that make up every life. I think that'd be the real beauty.

[โ€“] [email protected] 71 points 1 year ago (12 children)

I don't want to ruin your idea, I think it's kinda neat. But I think that you may be monkey pawing yourself.

A tremendous amount people have suffered so much, that I'd probably not want the experience in its current form. The horrors of the holocaust, unit 731, and a lot of wars springs to mind, from just the last century.

IDK how you could modify the question, but "no violent deaths" could be a starting point.

[โ€“] Evia 20 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Also, I'm sorry to say but I think the vast majority of people would be boring. We all have 1 or 2 interesting things happen to us in our lives but the humdrum of taking a shit and sleeping for 8 hours would get old fast

[โ€“] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

the humdrum of taking a shit and sleeping for 8 hours would get old fast

Ageed I'm only halfway watching this poor sod's life, and it's soo boring. I'm not going to watch more of this.

Maybe we could add a remote control and a library interface? Like choose whom to follow and then you can use ffw and a stop function?

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

ah you mean just like Adam Sandler's timeless masterpiece, "The Magic Remote Control"?

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Was that the one where he enlarges Jennifer Anniston's boobs?

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Nah, that was just my dream

[โ€“] Feathercrown 2 points 1 year ago

I loved when Adam Sandler said "It's Sandlering time" and totally Sandlered all over those guys

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Honestly, imagine watching Schindler's List, Come and See, and Jean Dielman a billion times over. And then imagine that those films are each several decades in length.

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