I'll read the book, thanks for the reccomendation.
1. Maybe I'm just being a doomer, but I don't think it makes a difference, all of the money is on being a hedonist staying the course and that seems to be the only relevant thing.
2. 68% of life in 50 years is pretty fast, it will only really take 1 global war between powers over resources for things to slip it seems to me
3. That's a sensible plan. I enjoy the field I'm currently in, for the most part. But it feels pointless.
I had to wake up early for work today and didn't get enough sleep, I'm sure I'll care less about this situation after I take a nap and keep ignoring it like the rest of the world, I guess. I'll have to look into changing careers to something a little more noble, though, I guess.
If you think you have the aptitude for it, you might consider starting a business. You can make it so you’re totally free of time and location, and have a fair bit of money.
It requires a bunch of upfront work, but then you’re free. For hedonism or more useful purposes. (Though directly working on the problem is more effective than what I suggest)
And yeah, 68% in 50 years is a lot. Our default trajectory is very bad. But if all those who see this collapse into hopelessness, what chance do we have?
And the book is just a short story. A cautionary tale against believing that a happy life can be hedonism in youth with a planned early end. Most older people, it turns out, still want to live, once they get older.
I had to wake up early for work today and didn't get enough sleep, I'm sure I'll care less about this situation after I take a nap and keep ignoring it like the rest of the world, I guess. I'll have to look into changing careers to something a little more noble, though, I guess.