середа, 11 березня 2015 р.

Time and technology

What if I would tell you, you can predict the future? Calculate exactly how many years/days/hours you've got on Earth. Well those things ain't something new. In fact, you definitely can. You can take statistic, choose its maximum and treat it as if that was the average time left.
Imagine that you have tried everything by now. Lets assume, that no new interests will pop up in your life. What is that you want to do next? How much time do you need to manage everything you want for the moment? Now lets get realistic - add some sleep, add some meals, and maybe friends/family time. What is the number? What would you do next minute? And what if you still need to explore?
Languages you want to learn, books you want to read, movies to watch, kilometers to pass, destinations and people to see. Sometimes that feels already a lot, you should probably keep following your plan, don't look back, don't look around, don't get new ideas until you've checked all wishes. Last point we count as possible, if we take the world as a constant and your mind as one other too.
What if you do calculate, and everything you want by now doesn't even fit in the lifetime statistics, how would you choose what's more important? With all those opportunities you've got. Would you speak just one language? Would you consider staying in the same city?
Nevertheless, isn't it scary to calculate it all? In reality our constants are not constant at all. What if trips to outer space become possible soon, which things from your "list" would you give up for that?