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Just before death you are granted one truthful, understandable answer to one question. What would you want to know? (mander.xyz)
submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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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] 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

i'd wanna know who had the biggest dick in human history

[โ€“] [email protected] -1 points 10 months ago

what's ligma

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

After I'm gone, how would everyone I've loved remember me?

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Was I ever a good impact on someone else's life?

Simple and sweet. Let's you go to the next thing either with your head held high or knowing for sure if you just lived and died.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

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] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

When is going to be the year of the Linux desktop?

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Next year

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

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