Ask HN: If you could Live Forever would you?

Under what conditions?

If everbody could live forever, then definitely no. Think of the constant wars that would instead limit human lifespan.

If just me and nobody else, under what conditions?

If the normal aging process continues, then definitely no. Being alive in a decayed and constantly decaying body doesn't sound attractive.

Even if your body remains fixed at some level of functionality, including a sane personality, the boredom would be intense. Watching all the people important to you constantly dying would be a source of pain.

So, on the whole, NO.

"Millions long for immortality who don't know what to do with themselves on a rainy Sunday afternoon" -- Susan Ertz

In that regard, I feel like I'm well positioned for immortality, because I'm so busy! :-)

I already do live as if I will live forever. Only death can change that.

If you lived for a very long time, then you'd see our Sun fade away and then explode. Don't think you'd outlive that. Even on a shorter time scale the odds of being in a deadly accident or being killed by somebody would work against your plan.