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"in the past, when life expectancy was much lower than today.. was their a different attitude to death, i think its changed greatly.. for the most part the better.. but there is a catch. its where the over population, pollution arguments come in. is the human race designed to live en mass, unartificially into 90s and even 100s. the virus has made me think about lost faith we were thought we'd end up in a better place.. how would other generations have handled this.. without Internet, phones.. bubble cars and a health service... pass the bird man death mask. if you died crossing the road or opening a tin of beans tomorrow would you regret not doing something different to what you did this year or would you die content... Excuse late night wrangling d" Well if that happened tomorrow I'd regret not breaking covid rules and getting some well needed fat tasty cock  | |||
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"in the past, when life expectancy was much lower than today.. was their a different attitude to death, i think its changed greatly.. for the most part the better.. but there is a catch. its where the over population, pollution arguments come in. is the human race designed to live en mass, unartificially into 90s and even 100s. the virus has made me think about lost faith we were thought we'd end up in a better place.. how would other generations have handled this.. without Internet, phones.. bubble cars and a health service... pass the bird man death mask. if you died crossing the road or opening a tin of beans tomorrow would you regret not doing something different to what you did this year or would you die content... Excuse late night wrangling d" I just bought a Bird man mask haha First part - life expectancy was lower, we have some of the highest in history. 2nd part - yes it has changed greatly, faith or belief in some kind of afterlife, heaven or reincarnation gave great sense that death was another part of the journey where you would reunited with loved ones etc so death was not as feared and more common so widely accepted as 'part of life' 3rd part - humans vs climate no, we are not designed to live in communities f more than 100 approx because this is the limit of known connections with others that the human brain allows and where community is best served, large scale like we have now is why we have & see all the social economic issues of today, in small communities everyone has a role, is valued and everyone is supported. what we live now was built by machines for nothing more than the imaginary finance system that benefits the few. off the grid is sustainable and uses far less resources per head and with that life style there is actually little time for the amount of leisure we 'were' enjoying so you don't end up with large gatherings or all the entertainment stuff we have today, plus it moves the body keeping it healthy. population wise there are many arguments including but not limited to, returning to off the grid, giving every one 2 acres each & living communally, educating girls in particular, mass sterilization (not good idea, china is doing this already), to letting nature take its course (which is possibly one of the least bios options) either way we have the largest human population ever on this planet and the waste along is killing everything along with mass destruction for minerals to fund even the greenists of promises. where we'll end up who knows, someone just flick the whole pack up in the air. (cars can run on water & electricity can be free...been known for decades/centuries respectively...still bout profit out there) pre internet knew know different, they wrote letters and seen each other when they could although with deaths higher back then for a variety of reasons it was not uncommon to have incidences like now where loved ones can't be near when they pass (boat across Atlantic is 2 months unpowered...if not more). personally this is the case for me as most of my family is abroad so its a phone call to say they have gone & if i'm lucky we see each other every 5-10 years, we don't really use phones/internet to communicate tbh we are simple not designed to sit on our asses all day & live in boxes...our bodies are wonderful to move yet most don't use them...its the only thing thats gonna stick with you your whole life take care of it....you live in it. off topic for tv's or anyone with a mental health disorder like me one of my fav type explanations is this: I live in my body, but my body is not me, it's just a host body that I didn't choose it, but I have to live in it, I can't choose another (btw doesn't mean I think you can't change it) personally, I have always understood the fragility of life and how it can be taken in an instance, by any means and at any age, no reason, no choice. I am also a person who is observant to subtle changes around me & within my own body (to the point the doc merely confirms my suspicions as do the vets) and has dealt with many parasites, viruses and bacterial infections over the years that I know fine well how to risk access both for myself and others, I've grown up doing so, I do not need a government being an over controlling helicopter parent when I am an adult. sorry carried away  | |||
"Previous generations would have died in their hundreds of thousands, like they did with Spanish flu. Medical advances, improved living conditions and better nourishment has meant increased life expectancy but apparently due to high levels of obesity the up coming generation will be one of the first to have a lower life expectancy than their parents. I think the British have a terrible attitude to death. It's all dignified mourning and euphemisms. " oh yes i agree but so does the western world as a whole. we think we can live forever and cheat nature.. the virus i believe is just cyclical cleansing. We are squeamish and over sentimental... lol well iam we must strive for compassion and the best medical care and solution but we are not God.. apparently no one is | |||
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"in the past, when life expectancy was much lower than today.. was their a different attitude to death, i think its changed greatly.. for the most part the better.. but there is a catch. its where the over population, pollution arguments come in. is the human race designed to live en mass, unartificially into 90s and even 100s. the virus has made me think about lost faith we were thought we'd end up in a better place.. how would other generations have handled this.. without Internet, phones.. bubble cars and a health service... pass the bird man death mask. if you died crossing the road or opening a tin of beans tomorrow would you regret not doing something different to what you did this year or would you die content... Excuse late night wrangling d" Interesting post OP. In my case I would feel a bit cheated.. Still feel these so much I want to do / achieve in this life because I started quite late I suppose with where I wanted to go and who I wanted to be and its more about my ambition than anything to do with swinging if I'm honest .. so I am not ready to go yet.. Just got to wait till we get the green light do we can start living again and I can get going again | |||
"A lot will say there not scared of dying..but when it comes to it.. they'll probably be shitting themselves..." Depends how we die. Do not fancy getting eaten by a shark but sleeping and slipping away peacefully would be ok by me. | |||
"A lot will say there not scared of dying..but when it comes to it.. they'll probably be shitting themselves..." Have to agree with you there watched my 92 yr old nan pass away a few years ago and the one person she wanted in the last cpl of hours was her mum.this from a lady who lived through the blitz in the eastend of london wen the end came all she wanted was her mum | |||
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"word.. Great post " ... life is short, make the most of it. | |||
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In terms of kids, even mine has been exposed to the fragility of life by both pets and human friends/family. It is incredibly to at the very least have a will concerning guardianship of them. Most assume the other parent/grandparent would be available but this is not nessacarly the case. I have seen 16+18 yr olds lose a parent, only to be left in debt for funeral & chucked out of council house shortly afterwards.
(hate spelling that word)
Life is short, death ain't a choice of when, where or why, yet a guaranteed journey for all living beings.
The most important bit is the dash between the dates
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"in the past, when life expectancy was much lower than today.. was their a different attitude to death, i think its changed greatly.. for the most part the better.. but there is a catch. its where the over population, pollution arguments come in. is the human race designed to live en mass, unartificially into 90s and even 100s. the virus has made me think about lost faith we were thought we'd end up in a better place.. how would other generations have handled this.. without Internet, phones.. bubble cars and a health service... pass the bird man death mask. if you died crossing the road or opening a tin of beans tomorrow would you regret not doing something different to what you did this year or would you die content... Excuse late night wrangling d I just bought a Bird man mask haha First part - life expectancy was lower, we have some of the highest in history. 2nd part - yes it has changed greatly, faith or belief in some kind of afterlife, heaven or reincarnation gave great sense that death was another part of the journey where you would reunited with loved ones etc so death was not as feared and more common so widely accepted as 'part of life' 3rd part - humans vs climate no, we are not designed to live in communities f more than 100 approx because this is the limit of known connections with others that the human brain allows and where community is best served, large scale like we have now is why we have & see all the social economic issues of today, in small communities everyone has a role, is valued and everyone is supported. what we live now was built by machines for nothing more than the imaginary finance system that benefits the few. off the grid is sustainable and uses far less resources per head and with that life style there is actually little time for the amount of leisure we 'were' enjoying so you don't end up with large gatherings or all the entertainment stuff we have today, plus it moves the body keeping it healthy. population wise there are many arguments including but not limited to, returning to off the grid, giving every one 2 acres each & living communally, educating girls in particular, mass sterilization (not good idea, china is doing this already), to letting nature take its course (which is possibly one of the least bios options) either way we have the largest human population ever on this planet and the waste along is killing everything along with mass destruction for minerals to fund even the greenists of promises. where we'll end up who knows, someone just flick the whole pack up in the air. (cars can run on water & electricity can be free...been known for decades/centuries respectively...still bout profit out there) pre internet knew know different, they wrote letters and seen each other when they could although with deaths higher back then for a variety of reasons it was not uncommon to have incidences like now where loved ones can't be near when they pass (boat across Atlantic is 2 months unpowered...if not more). personally this is the case for me as most of my family is abroad so its a phone call to say they have gone & if i'm lucky we see each other every 5-10 years, we don't really use phones/internet to communicate tbh we are simple not designed to sit on our asses all day & live in boxes...our bodies are wonderful to move yet most don't use them...its the only thing thats gonna stick with you your whole life take care of it....you live in it. off topic for tv's or anyone with a mental health disorder like me one of my fav type explanations is this: I live in my body, but my body is not me, it's just a host body that I didn't choose it, but I have to live in it, I can't choose another (btw doesn't mean I think you can't change it) personally, I have always understood the fragility of life and how it can be taken in an instance, by any means and at any age, no reason, no choice. I am also a person who is observant to subtle changes around me & within my own body (to the point the doc merely confirms my suspicions as do the vets) and has dealt with many parasites, viruses and bacterial infections over the years that I know fine well how to risk access both for myself and others, I've grown up doing so, I do not need a government being an over controlling helicopter parent when I am an adult. sorry carried away "Love to read but just too long | |||
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"No I don’t fear it, it’s inevitable but not something I want to do right now but when it comes I want to just slip away
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"No I don’t fear it, it’s inevitable but not something I want to do right now but when it comes I want to just slip away
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I want to be shot by a jealous lover at the age of 99 "Just after you have cum obviously | |||
"No I don’t fear it, it’s inevitable but not something I want to do right now but when it comes I want to just slip away
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I want to be shot by a jealous lover at the age of 99
Just after you have cum obviously "Natch | |||
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"in the past, when life expectancy was much lower than today.. was their a different attitude to death, i think its changed greatly.. for the most part the better.. but there is a catch. its where the over population, pollution arguments come in. is the human race designed to live en mass, unartificially into 90s and even 100s. the virus has made me think about lost faith we were thought we'd end up in a better place.. how would other generations have handled this.. without Internet, phones.. bubble cars and a health service... pass the bird man death mask. if you died crossing the road or opening a tin of beans tomorrow would you regret not doing something different to what you did this year or would you die content... Excuse late night wrangling d" Death is the ONLY thing that is guaranteed in this life. Accept it and live your life to the best you can until the reaper comes knocking | |||
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"in the past, when life expectancy was much lower than today.. was their a different attitude to death, i think its changed greatly.. for the most part the better.. but there is a catch. its where the over population, pollution arguments come in. is the human race designed to live en mass, unartificially into 90s and even 100s. the virus has made me think about lost faith we were thought we'd end up in a better place.. how would other generations have handled this.. without Internet, phones.. bubble cars and a health service... pass the bird man death mask. if you died crossing the road or opening a tin of beans tomorrow would you regret not doing something different to what you did this year or would you die content... Excuse late night wrangling d I just bought a Bird man mask haha First part - life expectancy was lower, we have some of the highest in history. 2nd part - yes it has changed greatly, faith or belief in some kind of afterlife, heaven or reincarnation gave great sense that death was another part of the journey where you would reunited with loved ones etc so death was not as feared and more common so widely accepted as 'part of life' 3rd part - humans vs climate no, we are not designed to live in communities f more than 100 approx because this is the limit of known connections with others that the human brain allows and where community is best served, large scale like we have now is why we have & see all the social economic issues of today, in small communities everyone has a role, is valued and everyone is supported. what we live now was built by machines for nothing more than the imaginary finance system that benefits the few. off the grid is sustainable and uses far less resources per head and with that life style there is actually little time for the amount of leisure we 'were' enjoying so you don't end up with large gatherings or all the entertainment stuff we have today, plus it moves the body keeping it healthy. population wise there are many arguments including but not limited to, returning to off the grid, giving every one 2 acres each & living communally, educating girls in particular, mass sterilization (not good idea, china is doing this already), to letting nature take its course (which is possibly one of the least bios options) either way we have the largest human population ever on this planet and the waste along is killing everything along with mass destruction for minerals to fund even the greenists of promises. where we'll end up who knows, someone just flick the whole pack up in the air. (cars can run on water & electricity can be free...been known for decades/centuries respectively...still bout profit out there) pre internet knew know different, they wrote letters and seen each other when they could although with deaths higher back then for a variety of reasons it was not uncommon to have incidences like now where loved ones can't be near when they pass (boat across Atlantic is 2 months unpowered...if not more). personally this is the case for me as most of my family is abroad so its a phone call to say they have gone & if i'm lucky we see each other every 5-10 years, we don't really use phones/internet to communicate tbh we are simple not designed to sit on our asses all day & live in boxes...our bodies are wonderful to move yet most don't use them...its the only thing thats gonna stick with you your whole life take care of it....you live in it. off topic for tv's or anyone with a mental health disorder like me one of my fav type explanations is this: I live in my body, but my body is not me, it's just a host body that I didn't choose it, but I have to live in it, I can't choose another (btw doesn't mean I think you can't change it) personally, I have always understood the fragility of life and how it can be taken in an instance, by any means and at any age, no reason, no choice. I am also a person who is observant to subtle changes around me & within my own body (to the point the doc merely confirms my suspicions as do the vets) and has dealt with many parasites, viruses and bacterial infections over the years that I know fine well how to risk access both for myself and others, I've grown up doing so, I do not need a government being an over controlling helicopter parent when I am an adult. sorry carried away "Regarding population. I think you would find that when we had lower density, we spent way more time trying to find food. There was far more famine and starvation in the past. There is a reason why off grid gas is more expensive than main line; economies of scale. | |||
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"in the past, when life expectancy was much lower than today.. was their a different attitude to death, i think its changed greatly.. for the most part the better.. but there is a catch. its where the over population, pollution arguments come in. is the human race designed to live en mass, unartificially into 90s and even 100s. the virus has made me think about lost faith we were thought we'd end up in a better place.. how would other generations have handled this.. without Internet, phones.. bubble cars and a health service... pass the bird man death mask. if you died crossing the road or opening a tin of beans tomorrow would you regret not doing something different to what you did this year or would you die content... Excuse late night wrangling d" Well 2010 I had hear failure and asked my life expectancy! My cardiologist said “Net you could walk out of here and get hit by a bus” Not is guaranteed besides death......... let’s make every second count hey  | |||
"in the past, when life expectancy was much lower than today.. was their a different attitude to death, i think its changed greatly.. for the most part the better.. but there is a catch. its where the over population, pollution arguments come in. is the human race designed to live en mass, unartificially into 90s and even 100s. the virus has made me think about lost faith we were thought we'd end up in a better place.. how would other generations have handled this.. without Internet, phones.. bubble cars and a health service... pass the bird man death mask. if you died crossing the road or opening a tin of beans tomorrow would you regret not doing something different to what you did this year or would you die content... Excuse late night wrangling d" Well 2010 I had heat failure and asked about my life expectancy! My cardiologist said “Net you could walk out of here and get hit by a bus” Nothing is guaranteed besides death......... let’s make every second count hey | |||
"in the past, when life expectancy was much lower than today.. was their a different attitude to death, i think its changed greatly.. for the most part the better.. but there is a catch. its where the over population, pollution arguments come in. is the human race designed to live en mass, unartificially into 90s and even 100s. the virus has made me think about lost faith we were thought we'd end up in a better place.. how would other generations have handled this.. without Internet, phones.. bubble cars and a health service... pass the bird man death mask. if you died crossing the road or opening a tin of beans tomorrow would you regret not doing something different to what you did this year or would you die content... Excuse late night wrangling d I just bought a Bird man mask haha First part - life expectancy was lower, we have some of the highest in history. 2nd part - yes it has changed greatly, faith or belief in some kind of afterlife, heaven or reincarnation gave great sense that death was another part of the journey where you would reunited with loved ones etc so death was not as feared and more common so widely accepted as 'part of life' 3rd part - humans vs climate no, we are not designed to live in communities f more than 100 approx because this is the limit of known connections with others that the human brain allows and where community is best served, large scale like we have now is why we have & see all the social economic issues of today, in small communities everyone has a role, is valued and everyone is supported. what we live now was built by machines for nothing more than the imaginary finance system that benefits the few. off the grid is sustainable and uses far less resources per head and with that life style there is actually little time for the amount of leisure we 'were' enjoying so you don't end up with large gatherings or all the entertainment stuff we have today, plus it moves the body keeping it healthy. population wise there are many arguments including but not limited to, returning to off the grid, giving every one 2 acres each & living communally, educating girls in particular, mass sterilization (not good idea, china is doing this already), to letting nature take its course (which is possibly one of the least bios options) either way we have the largest human population ever on this planet and the waste along is killing everything along with mass destruction for minerals to fund even the greenists of promises. where we'll end up who knows, someone just flick the whole pack up in the air. (cars can run on water & electricity can be free...been known for decades/centuries respectively...still bout profit out there) pre internet knew know different, they wrote letters and seen each other when they could although with deaths higher back then for a variety of reasons it was not uncommon to have incidences like now where loved ones can't be near when they pass (boat across Atlantic is 2 months unpowered...if not more). personally this is the case for me as most of my family is abroad so its a phone call to say they have gone & if i'm lucky we see each other every 5-10 years, we don't really use phones/internet to communicate tbh we are simple not designed to sit on our asses all day & live in boxes...our bodies are wonderful to move yet most don't use them...its the only thing thats gonna stick with you your whole life take care of it....you live in it. off topic for tv's or anyone with a mental health disorder like me one of my fav type explanations is this: I live in my body, but my body is not me, it's just a host body that I didn't choose it, but I have to live in it, I can't choose another (btw doesn't mean I think you can't change it) personally, I have always understood the fragility of life and how it can be taken in an instance, by any means and at any age, no reason, no choice. I am also a person who is observant to subtle changes around me & within my own body (to the point the doc merely confirms my suspicions as do the vets) and has dealt with many parasites, viruses and bacterial infections over the years that I know fine well how to risk access both for myself and others, I've grown up doing so, I do not need a government being an over controlling helicopter parent when I am an adult. sorry carried away
Regarding population. I think you would find that when we had lower density, we spent way more time trying to find food. There was far more famine and starvation in the past. There is a reason why off grid gas is more expensive than main line; economies of scale."GAS! no! solar./water but I get the sentiment
before farming which is over 5000 years old? I didn't say we had to hunt & gather and never settle just on smaller scale & self sufficient. we also have better knowledge of our own bodies, the earth, medical, plant use (as sparks up lol)
We did have that knowledge but was oral teachings (dark ages aka little written evidence)...I blame romans & Christianity for the drastic backwards steps. Segregation & pitch fork fear mentality killed the knowledge).
Famines & starvations still happen world wide millions die from them alone each year...just not in the rich, greedy, wasteful west of course (not on same extent I know it happens here too)
community makes sure everyone gets and starvation doesn't exist, share equally & every one helps and has a purpose to keep the community working and alive.
flash events cannot be helped or even mitigated against...weather is weather...tough titty.....stop supporting companies wrecking the planet & accelarate this | |||
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"Anyway I'm gonna try jumping off this cliff now, I'll let you know what happens lol ... good reception at top of that cliff
d"In some ways I can see the appeal of jumping off Beachy Head. It offers a unique chance to do something daredevil before you die that you wouldn't normally have the courage to do. | |||
"I must be on my own I don't think there is anymore more scary than dying " When we fall into deep sleep at night we have no clue what happens until the next morning death will be no different. It’s just how we die somtimes that really sucks. | |||
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"A lot will say there not scared of dying..but when it comes to it.. they'll probably be shitting themselves... Depends how we die. Do not fancy getting eaten by a shark but sleeping and slipping away peacefully would be ok by me." Don’t go skinny dipping In Strathclyde loch, an 8 foot bull shark was spotted yesterday | |||
"I must be on my own I don't think there is anymore more scary than dying " I drove thru Anfield last summer, that came pretty close ! | |||
"Death doesn't scare me as i died on the operation table ,didnt know anything untill the itu doctor told me " When I died I felt like I was falling down and down into a deep black hole | |||
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"in the past, when life expectancy was much lower than today.. was their a different attitude to death, i think its changed greatly.. for the most part the better.. but there is a catch. its where the over population, pollution arguments come in. is the human race designed to live en mass, unartificially into 90s and even 100s. the virus has made me think about lost faith we were thought we'd end up in a better place.. how would other generations have handled this.. without Internet, phones.. bubble cars and a health service... pass the bird man death mask. if you died crossing the road or opening a tin of beans tomorrow would you regret not doing something different to what you did this year or would you die content... Excuse late night wrangling d" Past generations would not have had the numbers of deaths blasted into their eyeballs day in and out for as long as we have, so more than likely, they wouldn't have even really noticed. Humans definitely aren't designed to live as long as we do, the age of death these days is a huge contributing factor in dementia, the rates of which are climbing. Modern medicine preventing people from dying that really should have, look at covid, without modern medicine, the numbers would be 3,4,5 times higher. Children aren't dying as much as they used to, people are living longer, viruses are less succesful at what they are designed for and the combination of it all makes the impact on the planet worse. But, the only viable answer to these issues is one that is unacceptable. You can't just let people die. So, we are 7 billion strong and choking the planet until it shrugs us off with an apocalyptic catastrophe and then regrows and consumes all evidence of our presence until its like we were never here. And then in a couple of million years, another species like us will evolve and they will more than likely repeat it, while elon musks descendants watch and tut from mars, occasionally flying around to take photos and the new species will catch them on camera and make movies about the phenomena... Probably call it something daft like ET... | |||
"Previous generations would have died in their hundreds of thousands, like they did with Spanish flu. Medical advances, improved living conditions and better nourishment has meant increased life expectancy but apparently due to high levels of obesity the up coming generation will be one of the first to have a lower life expectancy than their parents. I think the British have a terrible attitude to death. It's all dignified mourning and euphemisms. " Although I agree with you regarding medical advancements, I also think that due to these we are suffering a planet that is over populated. Mother Nature attempts a cull every now and again but we squash it with more & more science... There will come a day when we realise that long term we are not helping ourselves! And no, I’m not afraid of dying, I worked in palliative care for many years and it’s given me a totally different outlook than most x | |||
"in the past, when life expectancy was much lower than today.. was their a different attitude to death, i think its changed greatly.. for the most part the better.. but there is a catch. its where the over population, pollution arguments come in. is the human race designed to live en mass, unartificially into 90s and even 100s. the virus has made me think about lost faith we were thought we'd end up in a better place.. how would other generations have handled this.. without Internet, phones.. bubble cars and a health service... pass the bird man death mask. if you died crossing the road or opening a tin of beans tomorrow would you regret not doing something different to what you did this year or would you die content... Excuse late night wrangling d Past generations would not have had the numbers of deaths blasted into their eyeballs day in and out for as long as we have, so more than likely, they wouldn't have even really noticed. Humans definitely aren't designed to live as long as we do, the age of death these days is a huge contributing factor in dementia, the rates of which are climbing. Modern medicine preventing people from dying that really should have, look at covid, without modern medicine, the numbers would be 3,4,5 times higher. Children aren't dying as much as they used to, people are living longer, viruses are less succesful at what they are designed for and the combination of it all makes the impact on the planet worse. But, the only viable answer to these issues is one that is unacceptable. You can't just let people die. So, we are 7 billion strong and choking the planet until it shrugs us off with an apocalyptic catastrophe and then regrows and consumes all evidence of our presence until its like we were never here. And then in a couple of million years, another species like us will evolve and they will more than likely repeat it, while elon musks descendants watch and tut from mars, occasionally flying around to take photos and the new species will catch them on camera and make movies about the phenomena... Probably call it something daft like ET... " Totally agree with this thought, glad I’m not alone x | |||
"are we too scared of death?" For me I embraced death and the thought of it a few years ago, this last year has just confirmed that more and more. If it was to come knocking at my door I will shake its hand and walk in. I've seen so many people so scared in the last year of the what if's / may be's , scared to open that front door, it is in my eyes a debilitating thing to have hanging over you. (NB, I do believe Covid is a real danger) " If you died crossing the road or opening a tin of beans tomorrow would you regret not doing something different to what you did this year or would you die content... " Unfortunately this year has been removed from most of us, our choices have been removed or limited so much. Regret: I do my best not to regret, learn from what happened hopefully. I do wish I had done a couple of things differently but not a regret. | |||
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"Previous generations would have died in their hundreds of thousands, like they did with Spanish flu. Medical advances, improved living conditions and better nourishment has meant increased life expectancy but apparently due to high levels of obesity the up coming generation will be one of the first to have a lower life expectancy than their parents. I think the British have a terrible attitude to death. It's all dignified mourning and euphemisms. Although I agree with you regarding medical advancements, I also think that due to these we are suffering a planet that is over populated. Mother Nature attempts a cull every now and again but we squash it with more & more science... There will come a day when we realise that long term we are not helping ourselves! And no, I’m not afraid of dying, I worked in palliative care for many years and it’s given me a totally different outlook than most x " Overpopulation is coming from third world countries with younger populations while western countries populations decline and get older .... as a rule. Overpopulation is a massive problem for the world and really cannot be addressed without facing some difficulty questions and solutions. | |||
"Previous generations would have died in their hundreds of thousands, like they did with Spanish flu. Medical advances, improved living conditions and better nourishment has meant increased life expectancy but apparently due to high levels of obesity the up coming generation will be one of the first to have a lower life expectancy than their parents. I think the British have a terrible attitude to death. It's all dignified mourning and euphemisms. Although I agree with you regarding medical advancements, I also think that due to these we are suffering a planet that is over populated. Mother Nature attempts a cull every now and again but we squash it with more & more science... There will come a day when we realise that long term we are not helping ourselves! And no, I’m not afraid of dying, I worked in palliative care for many years and it’s given me a totally different outlook than most x Overpopulation is coming from third world countries with younger populations while western countries populations decline and get older .... as a rule. Overpopulation is a massive problem for the world and really cannot be addressed without facing some difficulty questions and solutions. " It's only difficult for a minority - those who have more than is equitable. The population and more can be adequately cared for, fed and housed, with good sanitation and medical care. There's not overpopulation, just a sociopathic neglect of so many. | |||
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"Previous generations would have died in their hundreds of thousands, like they did with Spanish flu. Medical advances, improved living conditions and better nourishment has meant increased life expectancy but apparently due to high levels of obesity the up coming generation will be one of the first to have a lower life expectancy than their parents. I think the British have a terrible attitude to death. It's all dignified mourning and euphemisms. Although I agree with you regarding medical advancements, I also think that due to these we are suffering a planet that is over populated. Mother Nature attempts a cull every now and again but we squash it with more & more science... There will come a day when we realise that long term we are not helping ourselves! And no, I’m not afraid of dying, I worked in palliative care for many years and it’s given me a totally different outlook than most x Overpopulation is coming from third world countries with younger populations while western countries populations decline and get older .... as a rule. Overpopulation is a massive problem for the world and really cannot be addressed without facing some difficulty questions and solutions. It's only difficult for a minority - those who have more than is equitable. The population and more can be adequately cared for, fed and housed, with good sanitation and medical care. There's not overpopulation, just a sociopathic neglect of so many. " There's undoubtably inequalities but unless the west reduces its consumption and lifestyle to third world levels then we are screwed. The third world wants what we have coupled to high birth rates . This is happening now . Blaming the west doesn't stop it happening whatever the moral arguments are. | |||
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"It seems sinister that this has turned into a conversation about population control " we have controlled the populations of quite a number of creatures | |||
"I want to die like my uncle While he was asleep . Not like the poor buggers that were passengers on his bus ." Wow! I must be your cousin! | |||
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"If the last 13 months are anything to go by. People need to get a grip. Death is inevitable. " Correct. But presumably there are "nicer" ways to die, vs less pleasant ways? That's partly what the thread is about. | |||
"...It's a reminder that keeping your will up to date is important." my will is all in hand. when I die, all the women who have enhanced my life will; be invited to sit around a large table and, in front of each other, state why they deserve the money. It will be televised, called "The Will" and there will be premium rate phone lines for viewers to cast their votes. The money from the phone calls will fund the legacy payout. My original money has already been spent on the women! | |||
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