Part of our attraction to the idea of 'legacy' that @GodDoesnt addresses in Life in Light of Death?
Gone but not forgotten?
Give it time. https://twitter.com/TheSickDrawings/status/793973470359130112 …
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In the study of manuscripts & early print books, they warn against 'fetishising the book/MS.' Novices awed to be in their presence = bad.
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I think it speaks to a core psychological need. "I'm connected to the minds & hands of long-gone ppl. They're not really gone!" But they are
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Themes around immortality in films express the deep sadness & loneliness of super extended life. Nothing lasts forever.
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Yes! James Lindsay discusses that too! I just read this and am going to put a review up soon. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Life-Light-Death-James-Lindsay/dp/1634310861/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1478347218&sr=8-1&keywords=James+A+Lindsay+Life+in+Light+of+Death …
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One character in books & film called D said to be over 10,000 years old, always sparked my imagination what that life is like.
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I'm an Anne Rice fan and always agreed with her that you'd have to have life spans, long sleeps, start again to stay sane
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If extended lives happen through genetic engineering (or evolution v far down the line), these things will have to be thought of
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I think it's more like vertigo. when fog clears from a height. Suddenly grasping the immensity of time. And all the stories.
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I don't think its primarily intellectual. Stories, yes, but a human need for connection with past. Also do it for future.
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