[HN Gopher] Dissolution Foretold: A neurosurgeon on the reality ... ___________________________________________________________________ Dissolution Foretold: A neurosurgeon on the reality of his diagnosis Author : PaulHoule Score : 29 points Date : 2023-01-23 16:00 UTC (7 hours ago) (HTM) web link (lithub.com) (TXT) w3m dump (lithub.com) | honkler wrote: | also read: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/When_Breath_Becomes_Air | reedjosh wrote: | Woof, I'm middle aged, but that was still tough to read. | orangecat wrote: | Yes. Once we dispense with the cliches that aging is "natural" | and "a part of life" and actually think about what it entails, | we should realize that it's a horrible thing which we should be | devoting substantial resources to mitigating. | lr4444lr wrote: | The older I get, the more attractive the Homeric ideal becomes of | dying in the prime of one's life on the battlefield after | successful conquest. Perhaps not in literal war, but upon the | accomplishment of something great, with an end no less noble that | comes quickly. | | Short of achieving everlasting fame with no permanent decline, I | grow more and more thankful everyday that I chose to have kids, | so that I have the next closest thing to immortality. ___________________________________________________________________ (page generated 2023-01-23 23:00 UTC)