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I'll start off with one, Being upset about a breakup that happened hundreds of years ago.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 minutes ago

Read this on the largest number every used in a mathematical proof.

Then ask yourself, if you think you could handle this number in microseconds let alone an eternity

https://waitbutwhy.com/2014/11/1000000-grahams-number.html

[–] [email protected] 2 points 13 minutes ago

Getting imprisoned for thousands of years unable to get out.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 27 minutes ago

On a long enough timeframe, even the strongest-willed will want to die eventually

[–] [email protected] 3 points 38 minutes ago

Having to constantly find new hiding places for the blood chalice, and keeping up with all the latest scanning methods so you can develop countermeasures. Your secret is never truly safe.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 41 minutes ago* (last edited 40 minutes ago)

I wonder if it might engender an advanced sort of solipsism and callousness towards other people. After thousands of years of the world coming and going around you while you remain, would you even recognize other people as real or meaningful?

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

Knowing the answer to some of history's biggest mysteries, because you were there, but being unable to speak about them because, 1, that would expose you, 2, nobody would believe you either way because nobody expects you to be THAT old.

Also, it is already frustrating seeing kids being dismissive or denying events that you yourself have lived. Imagine being thousands of years old and seeing so much shit, but those events are rarely retold, forgotten, or straight up denied by conspiracies or future governments that won't admit their fault on it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 49 minutes ago

Knowing the answer to some of history's biggest mysteries, because you were there, but being unable to speak about them because, 1, that would expose you, 2, nobody would believe you either way because nobody expects you to be THAT old.

IDK, I feel like researching for supporting evidence of a theory you already know is correct would be much easier than researching to try to piece together a theory from no information. I think you could put the truth out there as credible and well-regarded theories, even if there are incorrect alternative theories that people also have to consider.

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

Just depression in general. I don't want to live one lifetime, let alone never being able to die.

If you're immortal in a body that isn't broken then that might be a different story, but you'd still grow to love people only to have to lose them and go through that pain over and over.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

Either humanity gradually grows to despise you for your ancient morals

or they don't ever meaningfully surpass where we're at today.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 hour ago

Based on your question, you might dig the book β€œBoat of a Million Years.” The author put quite a bit of thought into just that.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Boat_of_a_Million_Years

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 hours ago

As we get older, our perception of time speeds up. An immortal would easily lose track of time after just two human lifetimes, causing an immortal to suffer from dementia-like symptoms where they expect one date but find themselves habitually late. And since time doesn't mean the same thing as us to an immortal, they would eventually become disconnected from the world around them and be unable to reintegrate. They wouldn't be able to maintain friendships, relationships, mortgages, payments, etc. They would be surrounded by people but forever alone.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 hours ago

Man, you took it too real too quick

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

Does yer dick still work when you’re like 150?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 minutes ago

Yes, in the oncoming capitalist hellscape, even white dudes named Richard will need to work

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

The eventual heat death of the universe would be painful

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 hour ago

But would you survive?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 hours ago (3 children)

immortality doesn't guarantee perpetual health, you're alive, but so broken and sick you wish you could die, but you can't

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 minutes ago* (last edited 2 minutes ago)

My knees hurt already. I can't imagine living with constant aging forever until you're just a crumpled pile on the ground and then it still goes on.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 36 minutes ago

"I have no mouth and I must scream" could end up being a plausible way to spend eternity.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Yeah this answer.

Imagine being immortal and you get stuck somewhere.

Like in a giant land slide.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 minutes ago

Alive, but stuck in nutty putty cave for eternity

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 hours ago

Watching history repeat itself.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 hours ago

Government Bureaucracy.

Renewing a driver's licence or passport. The individual looking at your application will see the date of birth and raise a red flag.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Depends on the type of immorality. Do you continue to age? If no, what age do you stop? Eventually the universe will die. So what happens to you then?

It might be fun for a while. Maybe even a long while. But that fun will be gone in an instant compared to the trillions and trillions of years you will float in a dark dying universe of nothing.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 hours ago

Presumably you will advance along with humanity though, or failing that, just figure out the transcendence thing yourself with so much time?

I don't think anyone would choose to stay 'meatbag human' for trillions of years.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 hours ago

Friends, family, and lovers dying before you.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 hours ago (3 children)

The Sun will eventually fry all life on Earth and boil off the water & atmosphere. Eventually the Sun will die out completely, leaving you on a cold, dark rock.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

I think I'd have enough time to build a rocket....

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago

You’d have Musk-levels of wealth before long, so maybe.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

With no atmosphere and the sun going nova, there's a chance of the rock getting obliterated. With a nice boost you might fly off to another planet eventually. Might not be inhabited or even inhabitable, but hey.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 hours ago

Heat death of the universe though πŸ₯ΆπŸ₯ΆπŸ₯Ά

[–] [email protected] 26 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (2 children)

Being asked your birthdate in order to view a game on Steam, and the year dropdown not going back far enough.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 47 minutes ago

I once entered an extremely far back yet technically plausible birthday there and steam just wouldn't accept it. I remember thinking "what if Kane Tanaka wanted to check out this steam game, you just wouldn't let her?" (RIP by the way, she was the last oldest person whose name I learned. They change too often)

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 hours ago

Date pickers that assume you have a 5 digit birth year.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

Boredom after some period of time, you will have some everything there is to do.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

You get to pursue all of the really niche crafts. Things like clock making and random complicated stuff like that.

I don't think one could ever be bored with enough curiosity, and the means to pursue it.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 hours ago

That's really a valid point.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 hours ago

Not if you constantly invent new things to do