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author=OzzyTheOne
This is, in my opinion, ridiculous. We'll just make ourselves vulnerable to EMPs, besides, wanting to get rid of death is just another way of saying you're afraid of death.

There's absolutely nothing wrong with being afraid of death. Death sucks and is very scary. Of course no one ever wants to acknowledge that it's a problem, because it's a problem that has no solution....for now, anyway.

Uploading your memory to machines will just make it easier to manipualte those memeories. Struggling through life is what makes life interesting, being immortal and having all the answers is the most boring existance you could be striving for.

To be honest, the whole "struggling = interesting" viewpoint, IMO, comes from a place of privilege. There are a shedload of interesting things you can do in this world without having to "struggle through life".

You're right: I think it's probably important to stop focusing so much on myself for the time being. Cheers Kylaila!

author=Gourd_Clae
At least I know to credit my existential depression to YM in 10 years. :P

Sorry Gourdy

author=Kylaila
A flow and shift is natural after all. We need to trick ourselves and our minds to get the best out of us. (tho we could discuss the different kinds of things we label happiness .. for a long time)

Yeah this is true, and probably where the likes of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) come in.

Thinking you will be happy if only you had X tho, that's a lie that's sold everywhere. You need a job, family, car, house - wait, why aren't you happy yet?
There will always be things you want and need. Always. I think if one can become more comfortable with that state, it makes things a lot easier (I know it did for a lot of things, tho I try really hard very often. Too hard)

Agreed!!

@LockeZ, SnowOwl: It's fair enough that you consider yourselves happy, and yes, I will also admit that maybe the whole happiness thing requires a certain mindset. My problem is it's come to the point that I've become an exceedingly bitter/jaded person, and that bitterness sort-of "over-rides" any feelings resembling happiness that I might have these days. Whoop

author=RedMask
@Yellow Magic: Getting material objects or wealth has no real bearing on happiness according to the Dali Lama. One of the main ways to achieve happiness, he says, is to give and receive compassion to your fellow man/woman. Help people who are suffering and he thinks you will be happy. For example volunteer at a soup kitchen. That being said I read that the Dali Lama doesn't think one method for achieving happiness can work for 100% of humanity.

I can see the wisdom in this sorta thing. I should probably start caring about other people more than I do right now, which, partially due to aforementioned bitterness, is not a huge amount.......