You’re not wrong in some cases, but you can’t deny we are natural.

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I read somewhere that there is a tribe in Africa that maintains there are two deaths a person undergoes; first is the physical death, followed by the death of everyone who ever knew the deceased. When that last person who actually knew them dies, they have had their inevitable second death. I find that concept rather comforting, somehow. A well known historical figure may have volumes written about them, but that is not firsthand experience; it is only the recollections of a third party, shaded by their perceptions, biases, and prejudices.

Humanity will drive itself into the ground and go extinct until then we will continue to breed like rats.

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And that every single second, someone evens out their blinks by winking, while another person makes their blink count uneven again.

I guess. Idk, I do photography & really enjoy shooting in cemeteries. I don't think a playground would really set the same tone.

There are examples:royalties that basically had a strong founder that could muscle out others, wealthy European families spanning centuries (eg Rothschild), wealthy families such as the Kennedys, old school wealth from Spanish families in central and South America, royalties and chieftains in Africa, wealthy families in Asia.

Outside of royalties, these generally keep a low profile. It’s not to their advantage to bring attention.

Wow.. that's absolutely true!!

And if even one of those people were different you would be an entirely different person.

Your mom's butt was your first butt! /s

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Then I’d much rather see a park or a children’s playground built. Then a place with hundreds of tombstones of people long forgotten that know one even cares about anymore

Yeah I know, when I made my post I guess I was thinking less about myself & the people currently around & more about all the millions of people who used to exist, have lives, family, friends, interests, senses of humor, etc etc, but are just erased to basically nothing in the collective memory of humanity. It's just overwhelming & sad to think about at times.

Touche

They are pointless in that sense, but they are nice places to walk around in & have some green space, especially in urban environments.

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Seth Myers does it every night, so did Trevor Noah & John Steward

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Yeah, ultimately no one will be remembered, no matter how significant their contribution to humanity.

The reality is that humans are not evolution's endgame, just a midpoint towards some unfathomable future.

Cosmic insignificance can be terrifying, but the bright side is that nothing really matters. We are not beholden to anyone or anything. No one is watching.

Figure out what is important to you and follow that. You can't save the world, and no one can save humanity, but we can all do our best to make our time here as pleasant and peaceful as possible.

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