Current Events > You can live forever, but have to take the youth of a random person every 20 yrs

(+) Yeah! (+)

If you can decide who to take it, it would definitely be swapped with criminals or someone really bad lmao

Yeah, if it isn't out of a hat random I'll take it.

Plenty of scumbags I wouldn't even sat an eye at switching ages with.

No thank you.

Absolutely yes. Eternal life without the hangup of being actually "immortal" and doomed to an eventual eternity of suffering.

I see no downsides here. These are supposed to have a catch, aren't they?

Deal

Fuck no. Immortality sounds like the single worst thing that could happen to me.

So you just jump into that person's body and live their life for 20 years, and then do it again to another random person for 20 years?

What happens to the life I'm currently living?

LeoRavus posted...

So if you're 38 now, at 58 you'll age swap with a 38 year old.

Gonna be a little tricky to find someone to swap with after three or four rotations.

nah

Sure. Do I keep my memories or am I just a wandering restless spirit taking over randoms?

bigblu89 posted...

So you just jump into that person's body and live their life for 20 years, and then do it again to another random person for 20 years?

What happens to the life I'm currently living?

No, you swap ages. If you're 35 now then when you're 55 you'll swap with a random 35 year old, reverting yourself back to 35 and aging them up to 55.

As long as the world doesn't run out of eligible people it'll go forever.

bigblu89 posted...

So you just jump into that person's body and live their life for 20 years, and then do it again to another random person for 20 years?

What happens to the life I'm currently living?

"Age swap". You'll still be you, but 20 years younger and a random person will be 20 years older.

Oh so people aren't even dying.

That's even easier on the conscience

LeoRavus posted...

"Age swap". You'll still be you, but 20 years younger and a random person will be 20 years older.

Still a no for me.

I don't want to sit around and watch my wife, kids, eventual grandkids, and eventually everyone I've ever known pass away.

I would feel too guilty.

that's more of a beneficial "and" than a "but" for me

plenty of miserable sods would only be benefited with time cuts

Aristoph posted...

Absolutely yes. Eternal life without the hangup of being actually "immortal" and doomed to an eventual eternity of suffering.

I see no downsides here. These are supposed to have a catch, aren't they?

This.

Aristoph posted...

Absolutely yes. Eternal life without the hangup of being actually "immortal" and doomed to an eventual eternity of suffering.

I see no downsides here. These are supposed to have a catch, aren't they?

The downside is moral. Youre stealing 20 years from a random person.

LeoRavus posted...

In 20 years you'll swap ages with a random person who's the age you were when you accepted the offer. So if you're 38 now, at 58 you'll age swap with a 38 year old.

This makes the deal literal hell for anyone who is already older.

I wake up with aches and pains as is. Being trapped in an eternal loop from 47 to 67 feels like it would be a fate worse than death. Even before we start factoring in stuff like watching all your loved ones die or the government hunting you down to dissect you.

If it was a loop between say 25-45 it would maybe be a different story.

I don't want to live forever

I'm sure prison lifers won't mind.

Can I drain multiple people to go back down to my teen's-early twenties?

bigblu89 posted...

Still a no for me.

I don't want to sit around and watch my wife, kids, eventual grandkids, and eventually everyone I've ever known pass away.

Yeah, but think of how many wives and kids and grandkids you'll get to see grow up now that you're immortal!

Hejiru posted...

The downside is moral. Youre stealing 20 years from a random person.

Not really. You might take 20 years from a saint. You might take 20 years from an axe murderer. The person might get hit by a drunk driver the next day and that cycle would be essentially "free." It's completely random. I might hesitate if I had to personally choose the person every time.

All I know is that I'll have another 20 years of life, and I'll spend them trying to be the best person I can be. If anything, it would make me even more motivated to do something meaningful with my life. I'd be actively trying to make their sacrifice "worth it" in some way each time.

bigblu89 posted...

I don't want to sit around and watch my wife, kids, eventual grandkids, and eventually everyone I've ever known pass away.

Is there a single person on Earth who goes their entire life without ever losing someone they love? I know I've lost many. I got through it every time before, and their memories and lessons I still carry with me today. Why would anybody suddenly become incapable of handling grief? It's a poor argument that I've never understood on any level. Especially since you will NEVER be able to say that everyone you've ever known is dead, because you won't stop meeting new people and forming new bonds. And they'll help you through it exactly the same as your current loved ones help you through losses as you get older normally.

Too many people focus solely on the heartache of loss, and act like the joyous occasions just wouldn't count anymore or something.

Heineken14 posted...

Yeah, but think of how many wives and kids and grandkids you'll get to see grow up now that you're immortal!

Yeah. And in just an infinite loop of watching everyone I love slowly die.

So i can achieve one of the worst possible negatives for myself if i also cause a negative for others. What is the upside to this?