/jp/ - Otaku Culture

You know, for a long time I'dve said No...now I'm not so sure. So much stuff to do, so little time...

>>6554170
Eventually you will run out of things to do, places to go and experiences.

>>6554173
A flat-out lie.
Things change over time.

Absolutely yes, I'd chug it down to the last drop (even though it'd only take three sips).

Only if I get to leave this world.

nuousted rradunt

I want to see our future. ;_;
In the news they said scientist found a way to partial reverse aging in mice.

>>6554188
Aging is one thing. To not be able to die is many culture's definition of Hell.

>>6554199
Good End?

Of course.

I've found ways to keep myself entertained alone for the past 21 years, I'll have no problem keeping myself entertained forever. Things change as time passes, all it takes is one day and you will have things you couldn't have before.

Being a Hikki solves almost all of the other problems, having a strong mind and will solves the rest. The world would end before I would go insane.

Not to mention that your dating options would be limited to a lunatic princess and a girl with daddy issues.

>>6554188

Molecular biologist here, as much as I wish it were true (that is the goddamn reason why I'm in this field of research, anti-aging and longevity), it was utterly misinterpreted and spun by tabloids out of control.

Media cannot interpret scientific affairs for shit, imo they really need to give researchers more air time to properly explain themselves.. after all, people jumping to conclusions about their research pisses them off more than mostly anything else in the world. The guys who did this were at Harvard, they are some of the snootiest researchers on the goddamn planet, they are probably pulling their hair out right now upon seeing the complete misinterpretation that almost everyone's giving their results.

More specifically, it had been a long-running experiment with a knockout group of mice for telomerase (aka they could not produce telomerase on their own and hence their telomeres shorted far faster than normal). So the mice started to age and decay for much the worse than normal versions.. and then the researchers started injecting these mice with telomerase, and unsurprisingly the decay was mitigated. Some of the rapid-decay symptoms that they had, improved slightly, but, they didn't get younger... they were simply not falling apart at the seams anymore, because they were finally being given something they had lacked their whole lives.

I would if I had ability to kill myself via some elaborate method if I ever felt like it. I want to live long, but not forever.

This is actually a tough choice if the alternative is the same afterlife they have in Gensokyo. Assuming you avoid something really bad like being condemned to hell or eaten by the fish in the Sanzu, the afterlife looks pretty good. Reincarnation exists, and the ghosts of the netherworld seem to just take it easy all the time; the worst they have to worry about seems to be being caught in a jar and used as air conditioning.

>>6554206
I would drink hourai elixir if only to be able to share eternity with Mokou.

What, really?

I'd take immortality without a second thought. I'd hook my brain up to a machine if that's what it takes too.

>>6554204
"having a strong mind"
"being a hikikomori"
...

>>6554201
Yeah. The anon was smitten with Mokou , and before she could say anything about the difference in lifespans he swallowed the Hourai Elixir.

蓬莱の薬

>>6554218

Ditto.

It seems there are two distinct groups of people out there... fatalistic/faith types, who either do not care about ceasing existence or believe that they will retain consciousness after death, and those of us who would give anything (other than life itself) for eternal life.

>>6554225
Some people withdraw from society by choice.
Not everyone who doesn't go outside is terrified of going out.

>>6554238
Whoever forfeit the society is a fool, therefore, don't have a strong mind.

I'd drink it like a boss. Can't think of a reason why anyone wouldn't.

>>6554228
I've heard stories about people spending their entire life finding a source for eternal life. So in a way, they actually sacrifice their lives for it.

>>6554241
Do you have some logic behind that, or should I just discard it right now?
Withdrawing from society does not necessarily mean withdrawing from the trappings of society.

>>6554242
The eternal ennui that would logically proceed from doing everything, perhaps?
Not that I feel that'll happen for sure...

It is entirely possible to live as a recluse. To be a gray stranger is not a bad thing. However, you would want to be unrecognizable. If, for some reason, you got run over by a loading truck and then walked away as if nothing happened, people would start to wonder what exactly are you.

Worse yet, they would treat you like a freak. Which you are.

I'd rather hard mode immortality than the whole selling my soul for yokai magic or drinking a potion.

I'd rather gain it by being such a grand being my existence persists or good old fashioned undeath.

>>6554257
> being such a grand being my existence persists
Well, you're on /jp/, so the best you can hope for is "unsung hero", I think.

Death is a gift. I'd take a small sip if it would let me live for thousands of years.

>>6554259

What's with the hand on her left foot? Is she a monkey?

>>6554254

If you were immortal, people would start to treat you like god, because some people would think you are god. Also pretty much everyone would want to know what you did to get the immortality. I'd imagine that some government or organization might lock you up and possibly experiment on you or try to get you to get you to teach how to attain immortality. Although if you will outlast the government anyway, it might not be a big deal to you if you have already lived for eons, and a couple hundred more sitting around like you've always been doing would feel like a couple days comparatively to you, since you wouldn't really care about or miss whatever silly mortal affairs go on while you're chilling.

If you got locked up tomorrow though, then it might suck for a long time..

>>6554268
Look a little harder and you will see that is not her foot.

>>6554162

Totally. I'd chug the goddamn thing down in a moment. I mean, who *wants* to grow old and die? Only faggots think that's a good thing. You'd be passing up an incredible opportunity.

For me, the desire of immortality depends on whether upon gaining it, do I need nourishments (never mind the fact it violates conservation of energy)? Suffering eternal hunger/thirst isn't a pleasant prospect, and that's even before malaise minds that which to test upon you and obtain the same immortality.

>>6554282

Yeah, you'd totally miss out on the eventual death of the universe, then spending the rest of eternity floating through the nothingness of the void.

>>6554287
An impossibility. Since we're a part of the universe, we'd go with it. immortal does not necessarily mean eternal.

I'm already immortal, when I die, the particles that form my body may decay away, the subatomic particles that made them may decay away, however the energies that created them does not go away.

>>6554225
It is as >>6554238 said, I became a Hikikomori by choice. I've always been very charismatic and always had a ton of friends and top grades. I threw them all away and have cut contact with all of them. Why you may ask? Why have I thrown away a possibly very successful life?

Because that is not what I want. I am now a hopeless hikki with the only friend being /jp/, yet I am happier than ever. I am happier than I could have ever been, and my pride is unmatched. I chose this path of my own will, and I never look back at what I could have become. And most important of all, I love you, /jp/.

>>6554295
Brofist, motherfucker. Brofist.

>>6554287
Yeah, but what if another universe spawned after some billion years? You could play a monumental role in creating life on a neato planet, assuming you can swim through space somehow.

>>6554300

You know, Tezuka's Hi no Tori had just this - a person gained immortality from "God", later becaming "God" - he became a catalyst to all life after.

>>6554310
I was unaware Hi no Tori was Tezuka until the bar scene when all the familiar faces begin to show.

>>6554310
I didn't know. Is Tezuka's Hi no Tori a manga?

there is no purpose to eternal life unless you can also be an eternal NEET

>>6554321
If you're immortal and assuming you don't need to sustain yourself via food and such, then there's no need to work-- you're golden.

>>6554210
Well, partial reversal of degeneration is quite impressive in itself and does hold promise for treatment (of Werner syndrome in particular but mitigating aging effects is not implausible either), but as you know, it can't be applied to humans as is because the "treatment" is practically an open invitation for cancer.

Media still blew it out of proportion, though.

>>6554295

Wow, I'm actually a lot like you.

If I described all of my talents and aptitudes, I would sound like Mr. Perfect; a real life Gary Stu to many. I'm not even going to start, because even people in real life have a difficult time believing that a person like me actually exists.

The issue is that, actually, it fucking sucks being the Mr. Perfect. Normal people get annoyed once they learn of all my capabilities and get a sense of the extent of my intellect. They have trouble accepting the fact that a person like me really does exist. So, the better I know someone, because the vast majority of people out there are normals, quickly my very existence starts to belittle their self esteem. Hence, even when I am being as generous and compromising as possible, they can't truly get along with me. I've been told straight to my face that I don't fit in with a crowd or get along with someone because I'm "too good" or "out of their league" etc. Normals hate me for who I am, and so it actually does not matter whether or not I'm an otaku to boot. If anything, that's actually helped normals get along better with me because they perceive it as my one flaw, and hence feel better about themselves and thus being around me. They start to assume that I'm not good socially etc and hence start to see that yes, I am actually a human and not some caricature come to life.

Nevertheless, I choose have as little contact with normals as humanly possible, and have shot down many many an offer to go get a drink at a bar or grab a bite to eat etc. I have very much enjoyed it being this way for many years, withdrawing from being expected to go out every weekend, and having to constantly have inane conversations, is the best thing that's ever happened to me. Honestly, people just... disappoint me. It is a far superior option, I've found, to replace them with delicious little Touhous, and all other manners of carefree superstimuli that I can find.

I have a lust for knowledge. The longer I can stay alive to learn about everything, the better.

It has nothing to do with aging or boredom, its more of a complex. I'd regret every minute on my death bed without a book in my hands and the inability to learn the things that are happening currently or after my death.

At least once the world ends there will be nothing more to learn about... except other planets, although accidently getting sucked into a star would kinda suck.

>>6554823

>I have a lust for knowledge

So do I, I mean, just look at her

>>6554825
Fuck you, I didn't even think about that pun till just now.

>>6554823

There's always mathematics. It's impossible to solve every problem in mathematics; and it doesn't matter whether the world is there or not, so you could keep yourself going for eternity with it. If only I could...

>>6554882

You don't have to solve every problem, as long as you have the formula you have the answer to every problem in potential.

Yes, I could fulfill my dream of creating artificial humans.

Totally worth it to be able to play the Tsukihime remake.

>>6554210

by having all the time in the world I wouldn't feel the urge to carpe every diem, so I would spend years studying like a motherfucker, and I could fight harder against all odds, because I wouldn't be fighting against time, I mean, a few years of sacrifice, and an eternity of hedonism.

>>6554212
and this, If I ever get bored I can tell everyone to go fuck themselves.

>>6554295
>>6554459
When did these /a/utists start showing up?

1 sip: Can never grow old or age
2 sips: Can never get ill
3 sips: Complete immortality.

I'll just take 2 sips.

>>6554293
go read a dictionary