Social War Room Lounge v258: I love durian, but I never tried to hatch one.

Which button do you press?

  • The Blue one: Instant 5 million into your bank account

    Votes: 9 20.9%

  • The Red one: You gain invisibility, super strength and the ability to breathe underwater

    Votes: 4 9.3%

  • The Green one: You gain immortality, but can choose to die when you've had enough.

    Votes: 15 34.9%

  • The Black one: Sketch is banished and can never return to Sherdog

    Votes: 3 7.0%

  • The Yellow one: You gain the ability to fly

    Votes: 1 2.3%

  • The Purple one: You gain the ability to teleport and phase through walls

    Votes: 1 2.3%

  • The Pink one: You can read minds and speak every language on Earth

    Votes: 10 23.3%
  • Total voters
    43
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@Jack V Savage
Of course, the mechanism by which I came to be immortal would be an important element in determining how hard it would be to find out if I was unique. If it was something very unlikely but natural like getting struck by lightening and being exposed to radiation at the same time, I would have to assume there is at least one that could have been here for many centuries before me, if not millennia. But if the event required my involvement in the form of some sort of invention or other possibly unique circumstance, I'd be likely to assume I am the first, though not likely the last.

The advent of the internet would make it possible to search the world for similar occurrences in the past. But again, the circumstances might be such that some earlier events were not recorded.

Just spit-balling, mind you.
 
Andy Capp said:
@Jack V Savage
Of course, the mechanism by which I came to be immortal would be an important element in determining how hard it would be to find out if I was unique. If it was something very unlikely but natural like getting struck by lightening and being exposed to radiation at the same time, I would have to assume there is at least one that could have been here for many centuries before me, if not millennia. But if the event required my involvement in the form of some sort of invention or other possibly unique circumstance, I'd be likely to assume I am the first, though not likely the last.

Just spit-balling, mind you.
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In this case, you'd get it by pressing one of Sketch's buttons.
 
For the immortal choice, do you age or you're stuck at an age? Because if you do the hope for death might be welcoming at around 60 at latest and the thought of being an "immortal" bed ridden for more half their lives at 150 years old doesn't seem pleasing.
Do you really want to be immortal though?

Death gives life purpose as knowing your time is limited on this Earth is enough motivation to get things done. It's also an indication that your chances and opportunities in this life are scarce and you then value moments and people more. Having love ones to provide for, both young and old, is also an incentive to make sacrifices for them and leave something behind after you're done.
Immortality might make one too selfish to pursue or value any of the above enough as the feeling of invincibility to a young and naive mind will overcome working towards something meaningful before realising it's too late. Besides, this one life is distressful and miserable enough that there's no need to prolonging this wretched existence.

So as meaningless as life is I'll choose the same here, that is getting a Sherdogger banned.
 
Jack V Savage said:
In this case, you'd get it by pressing one of Sketch's buttons.
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Sure, and who doesn't enjoy pushing Sketch's buttons? But that leaves us at a dead end due to lack of information. Having made my choice, I was intending a more generalized interpretation of the question in my continuation on the topic of determining who else has my ability.

Having said that, under this circumstance, I could only assume the button has been used before and set about rooting out any and all previous button pushers wherever possible just to be aware of whom I was dealing with.
 
Andy Capp said:
Sure, and who doesn't enjoy pushing Sketch's buttons? But that leaves us at a dead end due to lack of information. Having made my choice, I was intending a more generalized interpretation of the question in my continuation.

Having said that, under this circumstance, I could only assume the button has been used before and set about rooting out any and all previous button pushers wherever possible just to be aware of whom I was dealing with.
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So you're admitting that you're planning a mass doxxing?
 
danny23 said:
For the immortal choice, do you age or you're stuck at an age? Because if you do the hope for death might be welcoming at around 60 at latest and the thought of being an "immortal" bed ridden for more half their lives at 150 years old doesn't seem pleasing.
Do you really want to be immortal though?

Death gives life purpose as knowing your time is limited on this Earth is enough motivation to get things done. It's also an indication that your chances and opportunities in this life are scarce and you then value moments and people more. Having love ones to provide for, both young and old, is also an incentive to make sacrifices for them and leave something behind after you're done.
Immortality might make one too selfish to pursue or value any of the above enough as the feeling of invincibility to a young and naive mind will overcome working towards something meaningful before realising it's too late. Besides, this one life is distressful and miserable enough that there's no need to prolonging this wretched existence.

So as meaningless as life is I'll choose the same here, that is getting a Sherdogger banned.
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Love the AV. That and your post reminded me I haven't listened to Nick lately. I'd say great art like his gives meaning.


 
Cubo de Sangre said:
Love the AV. That and your post reminded me I haven't listened to Nick lately. I'd say great art like his gives meaning.


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Nick Drake was very good. Total precursor to a lot of artists, particularly Elliott Smith. So talented, and very young, but totally depressed. Back when it wasn't such a copout.

 
PolishHeadlock2 said:
He requested it. I'm sure he had his reasons but will be missed
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I mostly saw him post in the video game forums. I always thought it was weird to ask for your account be deleted, unless you are either hiding from something/someone, or have a crippling Sherdog addiction and it's the only way.
 
danny23 said:
For the immortal choice, do you age or you're stuck at an age? Because if you do the hope for death might be welcoming at around 60 at latest and the thought of being an "immortal" bed ridden for more half their lives at 150 years old doesn't seem pleasing.
Do you really want to be immortal though?

Death gives life purpose as knowing your time is limited on this Earth is enough motivation to get things done. It's also an indication that your chances and opportunities in this life are scarce and you then value moments and people more. Having love ones to provide for, both young and old, is also an incentive to make sacrifices for them and leave something behind after you're done.
Immortality might make one too selfish to pursue or value any of the above enough as the feeling of invincibility to a young and naive mind will overcome working towards something meaningful before realising it's too late. Besides, this one life is distressful and miserable enough that there's no need to prolonging this wretched existence.

So as meaningless as life is I'll choose the same here, that is getting a Sherdogger banned.
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I don't mean this personally, but this sounds heavily performative. Even if only to yourself. It's a way of abstracting motivation to something out of your control and rewarding yourself for seeking it, which in itself provides purpose. Which is normal, but the absolute nature of how you framed it ruffled my feathers.

"Selfish" people aren't the type to lack motivation, it's quite the opposite in many respects. It's just a matter of focus, on yourself vs others. Motivation is a finite resource, but your will and sheer determination can create more for the benefit of yourself, and on those merits only. And it really bears itself out at the top end of society. What drives someone with generational wealth to make more? Surely not the fear of poverty. At that level, it's the accomplishment of doing it. It's the single willed drive to prove to one's self that they can do it because they said they could. Death doesn't have anything to do with that. It's simply an end to operations, however it arrives.

To some extent, I think you see life as the destination. Caring about your offspring and propagating a future. Some of us see life as the journey. Some people live more in 20 years than others do in 100. But that's all in you.
 
The Diplomat said:
I mostly saw him post in the video game forums. I always thought it was weird to ask for your account be deleted, unless you are either hiding from something/someone, or have a crippling Sherdog addiction and it's the only way.
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I've seen it before. I remember some dude years ago went back to school, was trying to study for his finals, but kept coming on Sherdog. Begged the mods to ban him lol.
 
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