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mk  ·  3895 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What is the life expectancy of an immortal

It must have something to do with the relationship between the perception of time, and concept of self. Does loathing set in, or does the psyche adapt?





JakobVirgil  ·  3895 days ago  ·  link  ·  

this is actually how i wean myself from games that get too timesucking I hack them and lose interest. The paradox of he heaven if everything is perfect than what is the point?

mk  ·  3895 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I've actually done the opposite to make a game more compelling. Take the worst initial character(s) or conditions and see how far I can get. I recall a Tom Clancy themed game where I'd drop the special forces team strategy for one guy and a shotgun. So much more fun.

JakobVirgil  ·  3895 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Exactly playing DF in ice or haunted sites. But God mode ruins the game.

This bit of human nature screws up even the best intentioned utopia.

mk  ·  3895 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Yes, heaven is hell.

JakobVirgil  ·  3895 days ago  ·  link  ·  

No pretty sure heaven is an afternoon at the beach with a moderately hard math problem and a good meal with friends to look forward to.

user-inactivated  ·  3895 days ago  ·  link  ·  

"to look forward to"

Ain't nothing to look forward to in Heaven. Problem.

mk  ·  3895 days ago  ·  link  ·  

No doubt.

I was talking about the one that everyone wishes for but no one wants.