Honestly, I think about this a lot. I have nights where for a few hours I'm completely crippled by fears of dying and not existing. How does the thought of death not constantly nag at everyone around me? Am I too narcissistic and weak? But these thoughts pass when I chat with a close friend of mine who also has problems with aging and dying. Thankfully we've never had these moments at the same time.
These days I don't let myself stay in this mode for too long because it wastes precious time and is not at all productive. My options are a) accept it or b) do something about it. Although historically researching aging/immortality has been mostly voodoo garbage, I think that some day we will reach a point when we will either be able to live forever or know for sure that we can't. So if I ever find that I can no longer accept death, I will find a way to either contribute money or time to this cause. I consider myself fairly smart, and I think putting in my time would accomplish more than whatever money I throw at a research institute. I try to always have the attitude that if I'm not doing something about it, I don't truly care and I'm just torturing myself for no reason.
I don't know if this guy and his research foundation is legit or not but I found reading about him calming. It's nice know there other people out there who are trying to do something about this. I like the term "pro-aging trance."
These days I don't let myself stay in this mode for too long because it wastes precious time and is not at all productive. My options are a) accept it or b) do something about it. Although historically researching aging/immortality has been mostly voodoo garbage, I think that some day we will reach a point when we will either be able to live forever or know for sure that we can't. So if I ever find that I can no longer accept death, I will find a way to either contribute money or time to this cause. I consider myself fairly smart, and I think putting in my time would accomplish more than whatever money I throw at a research institute. I try to always have the attitude that if I'm not doing something about it, I don't truly care and I'm just torturing myself for no reason.
I don't know if this guy and his research foundation is legit or not but I found reading about him calming. It's nice know there other people out there who are trying to do something about this. I like the term "pro-aging trance."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aubrey_de_Grey