If you had a short time to live what would you do with your final days or years? - eviltoast
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    2 months ago

    Do I know the exact moment of my death?

    If so, I am setting up a mind fuck for the world by making wild claims, “And may the gods strike me down in 5 seconds for telling you all the future!”

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      Ok…you know the exact time you’ll die, but not the cause. You tell everybody god can strike you down in 5 seconds…and then your butthole just starts expanding for no reason. Incredibly painful. Your butthole gets 5 feet wide before your whole body pops, spraying onlookers with blood and fecies.

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    I’d visit all my old friends and loved ones; without letting on what’s going on, I’d tell them how much I loved them and the impact they’ve had on my life. Arrange the basics of my funeral. Get rid of a bunch of stuff that I like but will just be underfoot when they clear out my place. Organize and label family photos and videos. Stick post-its on things made by my grandparents, great-grandparents and other relatives who they can be passed on if desired. Put together that book of old family recipes. Give some things away to specific people to make sure they end up where I think they ought to go. Make arrangements for my cat, and tell her how much I love her and how much I’ll miss her, but that she’ll be okay.

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      2 months ago

      "I’d tell them how much I loved them and the impact they’ve had on my life. "

      You goin’ soft on me? What’re you, dying or something? Oh…my god. You ARE dying!!! WHAT IS HAPPENING??? Nobody just tells ME that they love me without dying of cancer, or trying to outrun ninja assasin, or have a mob hit out on them…

    • Don_Dickle@lemmy.mlOP
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      2 months ago

      Yeah thanks motherfucker now I can see you in a Norman Rockwell painting doing all of that. I was going along with you until the cat part. I got a dog and would do the exact same. God Bless this answer

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    2 months ago

    Just want to point out that nobody here has said ANYTHING about their porn collection, or their PC hard drives, or their browser history. Sooooooo, did you guys just not consider that everybody is going to know the kinky shit you’re into? Or see the dick pics you sent saved on your phone? Do you have no data abortion plan for when you die? Or am I the only one obsessing over this?

    Well, sucks for you, because I’m going to laugh at your porn when you die, but my data will self destruct in 3…2…1…

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      I get what you mean… but I don’t think anybody is really gonna get that obsessive over your porn history in the wake of your death. Some random stranger who acquires any of your surviving electronics might find it but at that point who cares?.. and even if your friends and family find out you’re into weird sex stuff, if you’re already dead, who cares? Making em laugh one last time would be worth it in a time of grief.

      What other people think about me is none of my business.

  • lightnsfw@reddthat.com
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    2 months ago

    Quit work and live off my savings until I run out of money/die. If I run out of money first then I’ll do it myself

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    2 months ago

    Depends on why. Am I just scheduled to go, or am I sick? Is the world ending, or just me?

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      It’s just you. 100% of the earths population have decided you need to go. So now we’re hunting you with pitchforks and torches.

      You know what you did…

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        Yeah, that tracks. Surprised it took this long.

        Much easier question then. Suiting up and fighting back. Home alone style.

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    Human lifespan is relatively short when considered against even the lifespan of other creatures on our own planet like Galapagos turtles and some species of shark. Against the backdrops of geologic and cosmic time scales, 80-100 years is nearly instantaneous.

    Life is short. Enjoy your time to the fullest, because when you’re looking back on those decades later in life, even they were fleeting.

    Make the time to do the things that make you happy, especially when it feels like you don’t have time for it.