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Her October 3rd, 2016 12:47 PM

the light that burns twice as bright burns half as long
 
you become instantly, incomparably successful in any career of your choosing
you also lose half your total lifespan

do you do it

Alex October 3rd, 2016 1:19 PM

absolutely

Overlord Drakow October 3rd, 2016 2:13 PM

A bit trickier for me to answer as my current circumstances are objectively speaking, pretty good. But yeah I would still say yes to this opportunity.

Altaria October 3rd, 2016 2:15 PM

No, more than likely I would not. I have so much I want to do in my life and I already feel like time is ticking away too quickly!

Her October 3rd, 2016 2:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by McCree (Post 9434975)
absolutely

Quote:

Originally Posted by Overlord Drakow (Post 9435020)
A bit trickier for me to answer as my current circumstances are objectively speaking, pretty good. But yeah I would still say yes to this opportunity.

what would you choose to do with your lives?

Overlord Drakow October 3rd, 2016 2:25 PM

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Originally Posted by God (Post 9435029)
what would you choose to do with your lives?

Either become a concert pianist, or a stuntman / film star. Leaning towards the latter but both are very attractive propositions for me.

Alex October 3rd, 2016 4:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by God (Post 9435029)
what would you choose to do with your lives?

Some sort of activist in change. Go down in history type thing.

dad October 3rd, 2016 4:31 PM

nonono, i'd rather be a happy waste of space with a long life

Sirfetch’d October 3rd, 2016 4:44 PM

Yes because for all I know, I am dying tomorrow. I may as well live my dream of being a musician!

Syndrome October 3rd, 2016 6:10 PM

nah, i wanna live a long and probably boring life.

Palamon October 3rd, 2016 7:37 PM

Best librarian in the world for half my lifespan? Sure, I'm game.

Sothis October 3rd, 2016 9:27 PM

Of course! I wanna be a marine biologist!

moon October 3rd, 2016 9:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Johnny (Post 9435375)
No way. Half the fun of life is in pursuing your goals. Even though I love money and I would gladly accept a bonus I'd like to have something to pursue along the way, and half my life is too precious for that.

Amen, brother.

gimmepie October 3rd, 2016 10:36 PM

^What they said.
Success is no fun if you don't earn it.

maccrash October 4th, 2016 7:28 AM

yeah I'm falling into the absolutely not camp here. I Just Want To Live My Life.

Esper October 4th, 2016 9:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gimmepie (Post 9435414)
^What they said.
Success is no fun if you don't earn it.

But think of all the things you could accomplish. If you tried to be a world leader you could make all kinds of changes. Even if you don't "earn" it there's still a lot to be said for getting stuff done regardless.

Mr Cat Dog October 4th, 2016 9:28 AM

Hooray for pleasant, but hopefully long-lasting, mediocrity.

Not a fucking chance.

gimmepie October 4th, 2016 9:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Esper (Post 9436114)
But think of all the things you could accomplish. If you tried to be a world leader you could make all kinds of changes. Even if you don't "earn" it there's still a lot to be said for getting stuff done regardless.

This is a very good point.
Although I wonder if I could really be okay with building the world I want and then dropping dead before ever really experiencing it. Even if I was the most skilled politician ever it'd take years and years to change my countries government - years fraught with opposition - and then there's still keeping those changes after they are implemented.

Altairis October 5th, 2016 11:40 PM

do I get to know how much of my lifespan I lost

depends on if I live to 100 or like 50.

also I'm not sure. I feel like climbing to where I want to be would make me feel more proud of myself. Hmm.


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