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Never thought of it that way. I've been in the "limited conciousness enables meaning in life" camp but that is a very good point.

Maybe the pursuit of longevity is the goal in itself even if voluntary immortality can never be achieved.

Colby Serpa 11mo ago

https://youtu.be/wU0PYcCsL6o

Living long doesn’t make our consciousness truly unlimited. We still can’t predict the future, and accidents can still happen. Close shaves…

Surprise and anticipation of the future make life interesting, and it’s only possible because our consciousness is limited by not fully knowing the future. No advances in longevity will ever break that limitation. :-)

I think reminders of death (memento mori) and bad parts of life will still remind us of what’s most meaningful, as they always have, even without diseases. War is unfortunately a more persistent thorn than aging.

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Beneath The Ink 11mo ago

Moreover, with the vast expanse of the universe a longer life would still be met with the vast unknown.

For our current limited lives the idea of an endless expanse is often filled with ideas of heaven or the afterlife.

For people with lifetimes that we cannot fathom, exploration will be the "endless unknown"

If there is truly anything that has driven mankind for the better it has been exploration and curiosity. It seems only when we are cornered or stuck in one place that evil spawns within us.