Say you are old, beloved, ninety-nine, Descendants, partners, and the best of friends, Garlanded with achievement, all that’s fine, Along comes death and there the whole thing ends…
Now you are gone and everyone will grieve, And that still sucks like granite through a straw! It was your very life you had to leave, If it was good, the better cause for more.
It makes me hopping mad it’s so unfair That everybody has to die and go. We build a future that we will not share, Work for a world that we can never know.
Enjoy life while you can, and share the feast. We all should live a thousand years at least.
The song “I Hate You” by Kendrick Lamar is really good and has a similar message. (The title refers to Death). I was surprised to hear such a Yudkowskian view on death coming from a rapper who has Christian themes in his work.
“Let me start off this letter saying I don’t like you, scared of you but I will fight you.”
Death Sucks 99
--Jo Walton
My Granddad died today at the tragically young age of 72. This is basically what I was thinking but I couldn’t articulate it to anyone.
Thanks.
Technically it’s not unfair. It’s equally horrible for everyone.
Although the fact that we last different amounts of time is unfair.
Shouldn’t this go on Rationalist Quotes?
I would sorta like Rationalist Quotes to be distinguished from Transhumanist Quotes, but probably so.
(I downvote Rationality Quotes that amount to little more than “boo death!” when I see them.)
Should we make a Transhumanist Quotes thread to encourage that?
The song “I Hate You” by Kendrick Lamar is really good and has a similar message. (The title refers to Death). I was surprised to hear such a Yudkowskian view on death coming from a rapper who has Christian themes in his work.
“Let me start off this letter saying I don’t like you, scared of you but I will fight you.”