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Yup. Sure why not? You die at 50 when you've lived essentially a complete life. All you'd be missing out on then is the years were your body/mind deteriorates further and further until your a shadow of your former self. Sounds like a good deal to me.

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> You die at 50 when you've lived essentially a complete life.

I'm past fifty and I've still got a lot left to do.

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Good for you man. Live it up.

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Well stated Bull


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Good for you, BullSchmidt. That's just my own personal feelings on it. 50 years is more than enough for me lol.

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Let's see if you feel the same when you hit 50.

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A woman I knew got married at 19, when she was really too young to understand what she was getting into. The guy turned out to have some serious issues and was an emotionally abusive prick. Within five years she regretted the marriage. But like many such types, he was skilled at pushing things as far as he could, to the point where she'd consider the marriage just barely tolerable. She stuck it out for two decades, finally divorcing him when forty. She then remarried to a great guy who made her happy.

At least she had ten good years. She got cancer and died at fifty.

Fifty years? Not enough time. Not even close.

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The years are what you make of them, BullSchmidt.

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Let's hope I don't make it that far

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We could live for 3000 years. It will never be long enough

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3000 years....Wow....some of you obviously seem to enjoy living.

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Not particularly. I just don't want to miss anything.

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Are you f'ing crazy? I just turned 70 and some of my best years were the past 20. I retired in March and I plan on having a blast for another 20. Sheesh....................

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I think you replied to the wrong guy -- I agree with you.

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Yes, my comments were directed at ghostboy.

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No problem; we old farts make these mistakes. ;)

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I was ugly when I was 25 so I wouldn’t do it. I would only agree if I could look totally different than I do now and got to be attractive.

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I've seen several of your pictures, you are a pretty good looking dude and your personality is quite kind and wise Amigo

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Thanks Shogun. That’s nice of you to say. I don’t consider myself attractive at all though, but I appreciate your kind words.

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Quite welcome good man, Your even temper and thoughtfulness make you a genuine rarity...I'm quite glad to know you

Lots of folks could take a lesson from you, you have a Yoda thing going on and I really dig it

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I don't know why you consider yourself unattractive, but it makes me sad you would want to look completely different. If you think you're unattractive because you don't fit the mold of what "attractive" people are supposed to look like, don't. I'm never attracted to cookie cutter type guys. Character and uniqueness are beautiful. Genuine is beautiful. People aren't going to find you attractive if you don't even think you're attractive. Embrace what you were born with and learn to see the beauty in yourself. Fuck wanting to look like someone else.

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That’s good advice. I will try to embrace my appearance.

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I'm trying on a new name.
Sweetie, your appearance isn't the deciding factor on how attractive you are unless your appearance is all you have to offer. Embrace all of it. You are what people will be attracted to. Your soul is the beautiful part. Your experiences, interests, dreams, opinions... everything that makes you Allaby.

People that only care about appearance are boring and usually annoying as fuck to.

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Logan's Run👍
Great reference, fine movie and a bit of the male fantasy really...The world has pretty much pissed off and a fellow can spend his days lighting fires, hunting game and berries and keeping Jenny Agutter's bed warm

Sign me up😃

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Well, according to your schedule I'd already be dead. So I can't get too crazy about the idea.

I think a better idea would be a slightly shortened lifespan which truncates at the point where a person gets miserable. Simply being at less that ones peak health years isn't a bad thing. There are a lot of things I can't do now that I could have done thirty years ago, but I'm not in any serious pain or anything. Yeah, I'll never run a sub-five minute mile again. So what?

I'm not sure I'd go for that deal even. Things would have to get pretty bad before I'd choose non-existence.

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I don't understand the upside of this deal. Appearance?

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Fair enough. When I was thirty, my parents were in their late fifties. They were still healthy and active and were able to enjoy being together in a new way now that they no longer had responsibilities of raising children; and, having had many years to accumulate wealth, they were able to do so.

That's what being past fifty appeared like to me. Why would I want to deprive myself of that? If I had been offered this deal I would have said, "no way!"

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Ew. No way.

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Nah. My imperfections are what makes me me. Interesting idea though. But I've found daydreaming and wishes only make one disappointed.

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Exchange? I’m already the best looking person I know. I don’t need no exchange.

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Could you retire at 30? If I only had 50 years I'd want to spend that time doing what I want to do, not working for someone else.

If we actually die at 50 then we would most likely want to reproduce to keep the species going, so in this scenario you'd have to have kids in your early 20s or even 18 or 19 to be able to really see them into adulthood, so chances are your life would just be about the children and then you die. Sure you'd look good and be healthy, and hopefully you would be able to get pre baby body back....

Yeah.... I'm gonna say "no thanks"

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