Which fate is worse? - Page 2

January 1, 2008, 3:26 PM

well, I'd assume that if you did meet someone during the forgotten state, they wouldn't care about you... psychologically, being the last person on earth would be better for you.
but physically, being forgotten would be better because you would still be able to live in a society..
I'd choose forgotten. (no people = no electricity)

January 11, 2008, 6:58 AM

I'd rather be forgotten. Anyone see "Into the Wild". That's always been a fantasy of mine. The world is harsh and life is tough. I personally don't have the willpower to go on and on by myself. I'd rather sleep forever. Yes I am selfish...

My Character Profiles · January 11, 2008, 7:07 AM

To be forgotten while you're alive is just about the same as being alone in the world...
So I think the better question is...Is it worse to be forgotten after death, or to be the last person alive?

That's a hard question for someone with an ego. I'm sure some people couldn't care less if they're remembered after death. And there are those prideful people who want to leave a mark on the world (as long as their name is in the title of their deeds).

In the long run, unless you do something like discover gravity or build the first spaceship, you won't be remembered in the long...long...long run. Writing fantasy novels doesn't count, because in the way-too-distant future, people won't care what your name is or what your face looks like unless it's something you need to learn for history class.

So...in conclusion...I think that being the last person in the world is the worst fate. In this circumstance, there is no chance that you'll be remembered, AND you are alone.

January 12, 2008, 7:05 AM

That's a hard one, since being acknowledged and loneliness do not bother me.

Although I'd have to choose the last one, not because I fear the loneliness more than being acknowledged, but because if I were the last person alive, then there would be no people to make my favorite video games or my favorite books, movies, etc. I'd get pretty bored. If I were forgotten, at least people would leave me alone if I were alive. If I died, it's not within my hands to know whether or not people would remember me, and being dead, I could not know or care, and asking a world full of people to remember one person that they don't even know is impossible, particularly because I'm not Einstein.

January 16, 2008, 3:15 PM

I'd much rather be the only person alive. At least the people wouldn't be there, so I wouldn't have to keep asking myself 'what if' type of questions.

To be forgotten is painful.

January 16, 2008, 4:47 PM

Jesus...

Uhm. Wow.

I'll have to go with being forgotten. While I'm sure I can't fully comprehend exactly what that'd be like, I know for a fact I couldn't handle being the last person on Earth.

April 19, 2008, 3:10 PM

to live alone in the jungle is better for me than to be forgotten. becuse being forgotten may gives you a lot of bad memories. unlike living alone. you may live alone and have all your good and bad memories.

April 21, 2008, 1:42 PM

It really depends. If you're the last human on earth, you are privileged.

However, most people are forgotten quickly if they are not immortalised in human memory and civilization.
I would opt to be the last person alive if I could somehow start humanity anew.

If I was to be alive and completely forgotten, well, one could rectify that. My past is not important at the moment.

So, it really depends. If I were to die and be forgotten completely, well, that would be a waste. However, I wouldn't be around to know.

Either way, everything, and everyone, is forgotten and left to rot one day. What matters is how long they exist in human memory.

April 21, 2008, 3:03 PM

"We can tell other people about - having faith. What we had faith in. What we found important enough to fight for. It's not whether you were right or wrong, but how much faith you were willing to have, that decides the future. "

and

"Building the future and keeping the past alive are one in the same thing."

and

"We need to pass the torch, and let our children read our messy and sad history by its light."