Would you give up 10 years from the end of your life to get your most wanted trait?

[Glinda.Good]

Dudes, seriously. Life is a gift. Being ready to sell it for height? Kind of like "The Picture of Dorian Gray." Selling your soul, etc.

 

Plus, talk about a first world problem.

[Col1]

Would you change it in exchange for 10 years off from the end of your life (so if you were to live to 80, instead you would only live to 70).

 

Does this mean "fate" knows a person will get hit by a bus at 33.... if they took the OP's deal then they will be now be stricken down instead at 23?

 

If it's just 10 years off life expectancy then I see many people taking the OP's deal. Indirect proof: Millions of cigarette smokers are already choosing immediate pleasure at risk of their life expectancy.

Edited May 31, 2014 by Col1

[firmness]

Yes. I would. While I love my penis, and it has served me well, I would change it slightly.

 

I will leave that to the reader's imagination.

[melell]

What happened to my post? You are trying to keep your trolling hidden?

[carhill]

Would you give up 10 years from the end of your life to get your most wanted trait?

 

I'd give up one of my most wanted traits to live another ten years.

[Koopa]

It would be nice if I did not have autoimmune disease which has given me Ulcerative Colitis and Psoriasis. My life would be so much different without those things. I would probably spend 10 less years going to the restroom, rubbing cream on my psoriasis, going to doctors appoints, being sick etc. So it all evens out.

 

So would I trade a good immune system for 10 less years of life? In a heartbeat.

 

By the way guys who say they can't get a girlfriend... I have IBD, a skin condition, I am not really good looking (not ugly either) and not in great shape either. If I can get a girl to like me, then so can you.

[R3d]

By the way guys who say they can't get a girlfriend... I have IBD, a skin condition, I am not really good looking (not ugly either) and not in great shape either. If I can get a girl to like me, then so can you.

 

Yeah, but you're not short. Short is the ultimate detriment.

[Koopa]

I would give up the last 10 years of my life for immortality. Giving up the trait of mortality. Yeah I just dropped a paradox on this hypothetical.

[johan]

Easy for you to say. You actually have no shortcomings at all.

 

 

Well, good point. I forgot about that. Forgetfulness is my shortcoming, I guess.

 

Actually I have plenty of things to be insecure about. They are on my mind often, but I try to beat them down. There are more important things I need to focus on. But still, I wouldn't trade more than about a few hours of lifetime to make them go away.

 

How can you teach your kids to deal with life if you constantly look for ways to avoid it? Or worse, what if you traded a large fraction of the time you have to be with them in return for being taller or some superficial thing like that? Seems like a great way to lose their respect.

 

And I know I wouldn't actually feel better about my life afterwards anyway. There is always something else to worry about. The focus would just shift to the next most bothersome thing. Want to be taller? Maybe you should wait until you start losing your hair in case that bothers you more. And aging is ultimately the biggest insecurity people end up having. It's mine lately.

 

Ultimately you just have to figure out how to actually like and appreciate yourself. There aren't any good shortcuts around that problem.

[Eternal Sunshine]

I don't have a most wanted trait. There is far too much wrong with me to only have one. So the answer is no, as one trait wouldn't change anything.

[Glinda.Good]

Yes. I would. While I love my penis, and it has served me well, I would change it slightly.

 

I will leave that to the reader's imagination.

 

You'd actually give up 10 years of your life for … more firmness?

 

What about if the change occurred exactly on the eve of the beginning of the final 10 years. Like, you would be turning 75 and then you had the extra penis feature or height or whatever, and then … sayonara.

 

What a ripoff, right?

[Anela]

I don't have a most wanted trait. There is far too much wrong with me to only have one. So the answer is no, as one trait wouldn't change anything.

 

I've been feeling the same way tonight, so I think I'm going to make a list of my good traits. I doubt it's true for you, and at least I have something to build on.

 

I think if I had my most wanted trait, I'd want to live for as long as possible.

[Revolver]

Id honestly give up 20.

[R3d]

Id honestly give up 20.

 

See there are two types of people:

 

1. People like you, me, and topaMAXX who think, "Why not live 60 or 70 years of a good life than 80 of a ****ty one?"

 

2. People who think, "Life is so precious OMG!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1! I would never give up a second of my life for anything!"

[Always Pondering]

Yeah, but you're not short. Short is the ultimate detriment.

 

I swear nothing is going to get through your head. I have already said this is your other threads and will say it again, I am short, and it's not like that cripples my love life or anything. Sure I agree it's a "disadvantage" but not really worth throwing away 10 years of your life for. Actually, it's not worth it at all.

[Trimmer]

Who knows when the last ten years of your life will start, anyway? Maybe you only have five years left … right this minute. Better to embrace your life than to think about how you'd hand it over for a cosmetic perk, right?

ha ha ha... Yeah, like if "fate" knows you're going to die in an accident in 5 or 6 years, but offers you the deal anyway. So you take it - Poof! you're 6'2" tall, and then in the next moment you choke on your Philly Cheese Steak.

[kodakgirl]

This is rather a paradox for me-- I have a chronic, genetic lung disease and my most wanted trait would be good health. However, as is, thanks to that disease I would be lucky to live into my 40s. So does this scenario assume a life of 80 years or whatever the median for the general population is, or is it particular to your own life expectancy? Because if it's the latter, I would be perfectly healthy, but die in my 30s! If it was the former then of course I would say yes, if it's 10 years shaved off 80 I'd end up living a whole lot longer!

 

Logic issues aside, I doubt it will make any difference but I wish people whining about some physical imperfection would think of stuff like that. Yes, I have physical imperfections that I hate, and I often focus more on those than the more important big picture stuff. Yes, I would love not to struggle with dating. But what that is compared to actual life? If I could make a deal that I would never have a partner, but I'd live to be 80, I would take it. If I could trade away my attractiveness to live to be 80, I'd do it. Even to be 60. There is so much in the world to see and experience, so much to do with your life. If you're going to get to be 80, why waste any of it obsessing over your own flaws? We don't all have that luxury.

[dichotomy]

What is interesting is with things like cancer, some give up "physical attributes" and/or body functionality - to gain more life. One is reminded of Angelina Jolie in particular.

 

Being short is not the worst thing.

[Revolver]

See there are two types of people:

 

1. People like you, me, and topaMAXX who think, "Why not live 60 or 70 years of a good life than 80 of a ****ty one?"

 

2. People who think, "Life is so precious OMG!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1! I would never give up a second of my life for anything!"

 

 

Id rather live 50 great years than 95 mediocre years.

 

It's funny though, because the only aspect of my life I'm mediocre or below average in is dating and females.

[Bruce Leigh]

Seeing as i don't want to live past 65 i wouldn't give up any years for a trait.

You could trade 10 years for a certain trait only to then ask what was the big fuss in getting it.

My wants have changed over the years, which i think is healthy.