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My time is short (startrek.website)
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[–] Sharpiemarker@feddit.de 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

In every immortality canon, you have to give something up. My theory is that we'll extend life as far as our bodies will let us, but our minds will go.

[–] Rolder@reddthat.com 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Maybe we’ll gain the ability to upload our brains to a computer. But then the downside is, if the computer dies so do you.

[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 year ago

Defragmented mind file. Impossible to repair that file. Better hope there's no bit corruption now.

[–] Sharpiemarker@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

In your scenario, I invision that we lose our humanity.

[–] rockerface@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

The most realistic scenario is probably giving up money