The number of times my piping hot coffee has 'disappeared' from the jug to my desk (2 minutes walk).
Grim Realizations
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Hey!!! Hey. Just chill bud. Its all cool.SwimmingRock said:Don't do this shit to me, man. I've been really bothered lately. After getting over my fear of death, I'm finding it hard to have a single reason to keep living. It just seems, in every possible way, the least efficient option. Look, the booze isn't helping, but I'm not in a good way and the crushing realization of my own futility makes every morning a struggle to muster the will to rise.Alipeewee said:That moment when you realise that whatever you do in your life, in a few billion years it's all just going to be dust and ash, and thus nothing you ever do will ever be worth doing.
Have a nice day
OT: Fucking hell, I'm 25 and already hate my life. I've got so many more years of misery to go. What the fuck did I sign on for? Is there a refund policy on life? Why did I have so much to drink? Why is my spelling still immaculate under the influence of alcohol?
Aside from that fruitless avenue of inquiry, a grim realization came when I realized I was as afraid of success as of failure. Complacency, ennui, motionless terror seems to be the only thing I can deal with and that's both disgusting and horrifying. Christ, what am I doing? No more booze. No talking. Sorry if this is depressing.
What this guy says is only true if everything goes perfectly as it's suppose to. There is till some hope, or rather possibilities. If we find a way to get to another planet or keep or sun young in the next billion years or so will be fine.
Besides. You, me, and everyone we know/and ever will know will have long be "recycled" by the time any of that matter.
So please my friend, put down the booze, and play a fun video game.
I will die one day and leave nothing permanent and "I" will disappear because "I" am created by neurological connections in a brain which will over time decay.
And the human race will just be a tiny spec of dust in this huge universe.
I still have to completely get over my fear of dying or stopping existing I mostly try not to think about it.
And the human race will just be a tiny spec of dust in this huge universe.
I still have to completely get over my fear of dying or stopping existing I mostly try not to think about it.
That is the big rip idea, BUT if the total mass of the matter in the universe is enough to cause it to contract, then it will slowly move back together in what will likely be a lot of super-massive black-holes eventually reforming a singularity to explode in ANOTHER big bang. YAY! So maybe not so grim. The fact that we won't be there to see it though... that is grim.rednose1 said:Alipeewee said:That moment when you realise that whatever you do in your life, in a few billion years it's all just going to be dust and ash, and thus nothing you ever do will ever be worth doing.
Have a nice day
Oh, but it gets even better! Thanks to entropy, everything in all of existence will eventually be gone. The star will fade one by one, the last bit of energy will be lost to the surroundings, and the universe will simply cease to be, everywhere and forever.
Tends to get me down when I stop and think about it. Granted won't be for millions of years, and hell, humanity will be long gone before then, but still....the end of all existence into a quiet blackness just seems sad. I want a huge explosion dammit!
In that case I can't help. I've never been in that state. If you're genuinely at the point where you can't function in face to face interactions it might even be a good idea to see a therapist.wintercoat said:
The only other thing I can think of is this-
If you have some good online friends (from sites like this or MMOs) then perhaps meet them irl? I know people usually advise against that, but you'll at least have a talking point to start things off. It could help.
I've always thought that because time isn't really relevant to a singularity, it might be possible that once the universe contrasts down to the point where it forms one which then subsequently starts a new 'big bang,' time might also begin again. As in, the universe might effectively give birth to itself, over and over again.brandon237 said:That is the big rip idea, BUT if the total mass of the matter in the universe is enough to cause it to contract, then it will slowly move back together in what will likely be a lot of super-massive black-holes eventually reforming a singularity to explode in ANOTHER big bang. YAY! So maybe not so grim. The fact that we won't be there to see it though... that is grim.rednose1 said:Alipeewee said:That moment when you realise that whatever you do in your life, in a few billion years it's all just going to be dust and ash, and thus nothing you ever do will ever be worth doing.
Have a nice day
Oh, but it gets even better! Thanks to entropy, everything in all of existence will eventually be gone. The star will fade one by one, the last bit of energy will be lost to the surroundings, and the universe will simply cease to be, everywhere and forever.
Tends to get me down when I stop and think about it. Granted won't be for millions of years, and hell, humanity will be long gone before then, but still....the end of all existence into a quiet blackness just seems sad. I want a huge explosion dammit!
If not then the universe will end with mass spread out over an infinite void, which will be completely devoid of life or energy because by that point all the stars will have died. Which is a less comforting thought.
I suspect that the new big bang wouldn't turn out exactly the same as the old one, we were lucky enough in this one that the amounts of matter / antimatter were not the same (or maybe they are an we are looking at antimatter galaxies on the other side of the universe and now my head hurts), so things don't seem to go so perfectly when you have a singularity of such mass that it explodes... or who knows, maybe there is enough matter and even excess to crunch again, but NOT enough to get the singularity to go critical, and the whole universe is slowly leaked out as incredibly violent hawking radiation...someonehairy-ish said:I've always thought that because time isn't really relevant to a singularity, it might be possible that once the universe contrasts down to the point where it forms one which then subsequently starts a new 'big bang,' time might also begin again. As in, the universe might effectively give birth to itself, over and over again.brandon237 said:That is the big rip idea, BUT if the total mass of the matter in the universe is enough to cause it to contract, then it will slowly move back together in what will likely be a lot of super-massive black-holes eventually reforming a singularity to explode in ANOTHER big bang. YAY! So maybe not so grim. The fact that we won't be there to see it though... that is grim.rednose1 said:Alipeewee said:That moment when you realise that whatever you do in your life, in a few billion years it's all just going to be dust and ash, and thus nothing you ever do will ever be worth doing.
Have a nice day
Oh, but it gets even better! Thanks to entropy, everything in all of existence will eventually be gone. The star will fade one by one, the last bit of energy will be lost to the surroundings, and the universe will simply cease to be, everywhere and forever.
Tends to get me down when I stop and think about it. Granted won't be for millions of years, and hell, humanity will be long gone before then, but still....the end of all existence into a quiet blackness just seems sad. I want a huge explosion dammit!
If not then the universe will end with mass spread out over an infinite void, which will be completely devoid of life or energy because by that point all the stars will have died. Which is a less comforting thought.
You know what, it is easier to just not know than to try and guess, for one as uneducated as myself (who is still vastly more educated on the subject than most my age) such speculation can only end in headaches.
I had one last night, I poured some salsa into a bowl only to find out I ran out of chips.
It was crushing.
It was crushing.
Wouldn't an antimatter galaxy essentially be made of explodium for us? As in, we'd almost instantly die if we ended up in one? Yeah. That does make my head hurt. As does the whole concept of positrons and the like...brandon237 said:
The haking radiation thing went over my head a bit but here's a thought:
If there is enough matter in the galaxy for it to 'crunch' then surely there must be enough for the singularity formed to go critical again, on the basis that the singularity that formed this universe did?
So have I, but I thought, "Pffft, those were just silly dreams, I would never have chips without salsa and vice versa. Tis madness!"someonehairy-ish said:
Oh how I was wrong, the cupboard was without chips, and I knew crackers were just blasphemous.
So, off to the store I went, and prayed that that will never happen again.
All these people fussed about death, or fading into obscurity as a result of death. There's no question it's scary, but you know what's even scarier? The gradual, steady decline of age. Your energy? That's gonna ebb away. Your eyesight will eventually falter. Your teeth and gums probably won't hold up too well either. Your strength will fade. Your libido, diminished. Your youthful looks, a memory. And this is if you're lucky, and you don't have rampaging health problems, which...let's face it...a great many of us will. Cancer, diabetes, autoimmune, thyroid problems. There's your quality of life, out the window. Frankly, if you're not blessed with excellent genetics and you haven't lived a life of privation and impeccable self care, by the time you're elderly, you'll probably be enthusiastic about death.
Is that a good grim realization? I'm doing my best, here.
Is that a good grim realization? I'm doing my best, here.
I tend to freak out about this stuff. If I achieve something important or get rid of one of these concerns a new one appears to take it's place.
I guess the worst one right now is that I don't have a driver's license. I'm certainly old enough, but i just don't have one. I've taken lessons in Driver's school but i never made it past that. I just sort of stopped. I may not even need one in life and it wouldn't be difficult to get one.
This entire thing has now backfired. Now it looks like i don't even have a problem. This seems to happen a lot with me.
I guess the worst one right now is that I don't have a driver's license. I'm certainly old enough, but i just don't have one. I've taken lessons in Driver's school but i never made it past that. I just sort of stopped. I may not even need one in life and it wouldn't be difficult to get one.
This entire thing has now backfired. Now it looks like i don't even have a problem. This seems to happen a lot with me.
That everything must come to an end. That everything is equally insignificant because of this fact. That everything you achieve thereby is pointless because it will never last forever.
These are the sorts of thoughts that come out of dark places and make me despair every now and then. Someone else would turn to religion - it must be quite nice to believe that after this life there is some eternal kingdom of heaven in which everyone is content - but I can't trick myself into it.
But to use the song 'Do you Realize??' sums up my stance:
"Do you realize - that everyone you know someday will die
And instead of saying all of your goodbyes - let them know
You realize that life goes fast
It's hard to make the good things last"
These are the sorts of thoughts that come out of dark places and make me despair every now and then. Someone else would turn to religion - it must be quite nice to believe that after this life there is some eternal kingdom of heaven in which everyone is content - but I can't trick myself into it.
But to use the song 'Do you Realize??' sums up my stance:
"Do you realize - that everyone you know someday will die
And instead of saying all of your goodbyes - let them know
You realize that life goes fast
It's hard to make the good things last"
It didn't make sense because you misunderstood meJCBFGD said:
. I said "scientistic" - referring to the perspective that places science on a pedestal as that which hands down the Truth and will deliver humanity to salvation - not scientific. The delusion is taking such things for granted (not in the psychological sense).
I realized a while ago that no matter how much "real" education I take, I will not suddenly enjoy "real" education.
I need to find a way I can make money off my writing and gaming skills, so I can enjoy more writing and gaming =|
Edit: I also occasionally remember just how pointless my life is in the grand scheme of things (learning about rocks can do that to ya...), but since I am alive, I mind as well have my fun while I can.
I need to find a way I can make money off my writing and gaming skills, so I can enjoy more writing and gaming =|
Edit: I also occasionally remember just how pointless my life is in the grand scheme of things (learning about rocks can do that to ya...), but since I am alive, I mind as well have my fun while I can.
"Other side" means death. I think that's what he was trying to say.SirBryghtside said:
I love anti-jokes.