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I just learned there is a jellyfish, Turritopsis dohrnii, that goes through a life cycle which technically makes them immortal. They can die from outside causes but not from aging. It seems based on the wiki article that they basically clone themselves when they get too old. If we somehow figured out how to replicate this in people would you do it? What about for a beloved pet? That would be pretty cool for them to never die while you're alive and they wouldn't have the existential dread that humans get. I'd probably make my cat immortal, he's a pretty cool cat and absolutely loves all people so i think he would do well with whoever ended up inheriting him. Even when i would just leave for vacation he would get in bed with my brother at night when i lived with him so i think he'd move on pretty quickly.
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Jul 12, 2023 12:57
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Death is what gives life purpose
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Jul 12, 2023 13:05
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I am immortal, I have inside me fart of rear end
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Jul 12, 2023 13:12
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I've been looking forward to dying for decades and you are not going to take that from me.
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Jul 12, 2023 13:17
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Dumbass fish don't even know how to die
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Jul 12, 2023 13:41
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Smugworth posted:Dumbass fish don't even know how to die They're coming to kill you
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Jul 12, 2023 13:42
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i would only do it if i was rich or something and didn't have to work. imagine having to go to work for hundreds of years, gently caress that
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Jul 12, 2023 13:48
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good idea to let humans decide what gets forced to live forever
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Jul 12, 2023 13:49
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I’ve experienced a near-death experience before and I’m ready to go when my time comes. The thought of being immortal would be a terrible existence.
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Jul 12, 2023 13:51
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when that cat got pet semataried it was mad as gently caress about it
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Jul 12, 2023 13:52
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R.L. Stine posted:when that cat got pet semataried it was mad as gently caress about it That's because it wasn't on that grindset life.
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Jul 12, 2023 13:54
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R.L. Stine posted:when that cat got pet semataried it was mad as gently caress about it That’s because it never got to hear that dope-rear end Ramones song about it.
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Jul 12, 2023 13:56
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they will die and i will make sure of it
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Jul 12, 2023 13:59
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R.L. Stine posted:when that cat got pet semataried it was mad as gently caress about it YA NEVAH BARY AH PERSON IN THE PET CEMETERAH!
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Jul 12, 2023 14:00
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Bad Purchase posted:they will die and i will make sure of it They will kill you first
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Jul 12, 2023 14:03
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Lil Swamp Booger Baby posted:They will kill you first then i will die trying  ..... 
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Jul 12, 2023 14:14
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I'm just spitballing here, but what if we crossed jellyfish and human DNA to create immortal, self repairing humans?
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Jul 12, 2023 14:15
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Cloning means no memories, dumbass. Who gives a poo poo if you can't take your memories with you.
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Jul 12, 2023 14:18
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redshirt posted:I'm just spitballing here, but what if we crossed jellyfish and human DNA to create immortal, self repairing humans? men will literally cross-breed themselves with self repairing jellyfish DNA instead of going to therapy
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Jul 12, 2023 14:20
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posting from the ineffable realms beyond death
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Jul 12, 2023 14:21
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I'd probably roll the dice and try to reincarnate as something other than a jellyfish
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Jul 12, 2023 14:25
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Bad Purchase posted:men will literally cross-breed themselves with self repairing jellyfish DNA instead of going to therapy It could solve all our problems, Barbara, think of it!
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Jul 12, 2023 14:26
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Hmm, that seems like the jellyfish is reproducing?
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Jul 12, 2023 15:04
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No. 6 posted:Death is what gives life purpose I’m going to sit here and buttchug Whoppers for eternity. Have fun with your purpose though.
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Jul 12, 2023 15:10
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No. 6 posted:Death is what gives life purpose faaaart I would also reincarnate my catte if he weren't already dead
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Jul 12, 2023 15:15
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No. 6 posted:Death is what gives life purpose You have it backwards.
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Jul 12, 2023 15:46
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Death and Life were two sides of the same coin. Till we mixed Jellyfish DNA.
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Jul 12, 2023 15:47
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No. 6 posted:Death is what gives life purpose This is what the non immortals tell themselves to cope. I personally don’t plan on ever dying and look forward to watching all the stars burn down to nothing.
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Jul 12, 2023 15:48
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Konar posted:This is what the non immortals tell themselves to cope. That's like 100 Trillion years from now FYI....
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Jul 12, 2023 15:49
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redshirt posted:That's like 100 Trillion years from now FYI.... I got a bunch of podcasts downloaded
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Jul 12, 2023 15:52
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having a breakdown and reverting to an infantile state doesn't make you immortal. believe me, i've tried
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Jul 12, 2023 16:16
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No. 6 posted:Death is what gives life purpose Hot take: People only romanticize death because they can't escape it with their current material conditions. It's a coping mechanism wrapped in a logical fallacy that assumes that everyone agrees with that perspective. If there was a way to exist past it you damned well bet you'd hear people waxing philosophical about how awesome living forever is. Of course some people would still think living forever sucks. And that's their preference and they're entitled to it. But putting an end to a thing doesn't inherently give something purpose. That's morbid and nihilistic as gently caress and deprioritizes the experience of existing itself. Archonex fucked around with this message at 16:37 on Jul 12, 2023 |
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Jul 12, 2023 16:28
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jellyfish are space aliens from outer space. prove me wrong.
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Jul 12, 2023 16:36
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Konar posted:
What if we kissed during the heat death of the universe 
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Jul 12, 2023 16:36
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Rad-daddio posted:jellyfish are space aliens from outer space. Funny you should mention, the idea that some particularly alien life came from outer space is trending again with a new theory some scientists posted without peer review. https://cordis.europa.eu/article/id/123479-trending-science-do-octopuses-come-from-outer-space "This thing is spoopy looking on land so it must be from outer space!" is an even hotter take for sure. Next you'll tell me spiders migrated to earth to suck our precious bodily fluids
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Jul 12, 2023 16:39
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wanting to live forever is a coping mechanism for people too afraid to think that some day they'll die without ever having scored
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Jul 12, 2023 16:39
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Deaths icy grip cannot come soon enough
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Jul 12, 2023 16:44
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Archonex posted:Hot take: People only romanticize death because they can't escape it with their current material conditions. It's a coping mechanism wrapped in a logical fallacy that assumes that everyone agrees with that perspective. If there was a way to exist past it you damned well bet you'd hear people waxing philosophical about how awesome living forever is. Nah
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Jul 12, 2023 16:44
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No. 6 posted:Nah Yuh
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Jul 12, 2023 16:46
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I'd like to live forever If I could gather all the so called immortal jellyfish into one giant aquarium and then just sit there until they all died. And then I'd laugh once and die.
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Jul 12, 2023 16:49
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