Which fate is worse?

December 31, 2007, 10:39 PM

I asked this question in the shoutbox but due to some unwise choice of wording a staff member chose to delete it, so I am putting it here and making it a little clearer.

What fate would you find worse, or maybe better?

"To be forgotten is worse then death."
Being forgotten completely and utterly by everyone you care about and who cares about you.

Or

To be the last person alive, for the entire Human race to be dead bar you.

Forgotten by all or completely alone, which fate would you choose if you had the choice and why?

oh and to keep it clear being forgotten can mean either dead or alive, but in this case still alive, there is the opportunity you can make a new life but everyone that knows you know will forget you and also this means any paper work or records about you will also disappear.

December 31, 2007, 10:46 PM

Wow.. depressing topic.

They are both very similar though, as they both end up loneliness. But I suppose if you were only forgotten, yes, it would hurt, but you can try and get people back, start fresh, meet new people aswell. I think that would be better than being the last person alive, where you have no hope left and no purpose for living. I think if I were in that situation (and thank God I won't be) then I would probably kill myself because I would have nothing left to live for.

December 31, 2007, 10:48 PM

Thats a depressing answer PA.

Personally I think being alone would be better as being totally forgotten in this day and age would mean a hell of a lot of trouble. Having no form of ID, no home, imagine going to your own parents house and finding you never existed to them. Imagine your parents and family swearing to the police they have never seen you before at all.

If I where the last Human sure it would be lonely but at least I could have some fun.

December 31, 2007, 10:53 PM

Ah true, but I feel incredibly lonely if I don't see/talk to my friends in a couple of days, so I don't think I could cope all by myself >.< Tbh, they are what keep me going, and without them (or ANYone as the case is) I wouldn't be able to have fun, there would be nothing to do, no point to anything that I did...

And yeh, being forgotten WOULD be terrible, I'm not disputing that, but seeing as it's an either or question I think that being alone would be a lot worse. =/

December 31, 2007, 10:56 PM

If you can't stand being alone then I guess I can see how you would think it worse. I still see it the other way myself but then again seeing the trailer for I am Legend maybe being the last Human around would not be so fun but I still think it would be better then alone and forgotten in the world as it is. It's sort of comforting and infinitely frightening that the government keeps such a close eye on people.

January 1, 2008, 7:52 AM

This really doesn't make any sense to me.

One option leaves you having to start anew, sure. But the other one gives you no such opportunity. Either way, no one is around to "remember" you. If you believe in an afterlife, and you assume you will be headed to the more pleasant version (assuming two versions exist, such as Heaven and Hell), then I suppose you could consider that as being remembered, otherwise both options involve nobody knowing you.

Personally it has always been a little fantasy of mine to be the last person alive. Now, I would rather have a couple choice people left behind with me, but if that wasn't an option then I guess I'd be fine being the last one. It would be lonely, sure, but I think the creepy factor would get to me first. Being the last person alive would probably give me the constant feeling that someone or something was always out to get me.

The more I think about it though, the less confident in my decision I am. If, for instance, I choose to recognize God and Heaven, I suppose it would be better to just be the last person alive. I could live out my life (having as much fun as possible) and then meet up with everyone when I died. No big deal in that scenario really (on a grand scale). However, if there were no afterlife, then I suppose it would be better to be forgotten. You probably would have good odds of becoming friends with your old friends again, seeing as how you had to become friends somehow to begin with, so obviously there is something about you they like. However, the family aspect would be a little more difficult. There are a few family members I can think of off hand that I probably would never be friends with if I weren't related to them. However, I would always love them and it would be hard not to be able to be around them because they don't like me because well... they never felt like they had to.

It's a difficult decision, but at the moment I would still probably go with being the last person alive. I just hope that doesn't mean I had all the bodies laying around. Hopefully whatever killed them off / took them away also disposed of the bodies for me. Talk about adding a serious extra creepy factor to the mix.

January 1, 2008, 7:56 AM

"To Be Forgotten Is Worse Than Death"
... I'd choose this one.. Loneliness is worse, to me. Despite being forgotten, it is still possible to make another memory ye, dudes? Like, making new friends??

January 1, 2008, 8:34 AM

At first thought, being the only human left alive as the worst option. That would be fucking gawdawful. xD

It might be some fun at first, but it would soon become a pastime without anyone to enjoy it with.

But if you've just been forgotten, it's really a new chance at life. Just because someone has forgotten you, it doesn't mean you can't rebuild those relationships or make new ones. Of course, without any records of your existence, you could probably get in some trouble. xD

But to be denied completely, it would really be a bad feeling. I'd be pretty upset if the few people I actually talked to didn't even recognize me. When you think about it that way from my perspective, then it really starts waning to the other option because of all the technicalities. Because having your records and paperwork wiped clean would make it very difficult to make a living, being that no-one knows who you are, you probably wouldn't be able to get a job and would be stuck somewhere as an illegal immigrant. For me it's all a factor of time; How long would I be (most likely) imprisoned as an illegal immigrant? How hard would it be to shape those relationships again?

I'm a very impatient person, so I'd rather do in death than being condemned in a Cell for a prolonged period of time just because there is no evidence that I have ever existed.

So it's not really something I can choose between because the future holds infinite possibilities.

January 1, 2008, 1:33 PM

For me, this is a simple answer... I have always had a very severe terror of being alone, and forgotten.. I'm sort of a diva-- I love being the center of attention-- I thrive off being loved, and doted upon. If suddenly all of that ended, and I had no one? I'd go mad.. Death is a natural part of life. All things must die eventually.. but to not have anyone to stand next to you to face it? No. Just.. no.

January 1, 2008, 2:47 PM

I dunno, at least if I was the last person alive I wouldn't have to go through the heartbreak of being forgotten by everyone I loved.

Gee, both of these options suck. I need human contact WAY too much. I couldn't survive without my daily natter with my best mate

I think 'to be forgotten is worse than death' would be personally worse for me