How Much Of You Is ACTUALLY Alive?

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You’re alive right now… at least I’m pretty sure you are. But you’re not TOTALLY alive. Bits of you are always breaking down, being thrown out, and being replaced. Even right now, parts of you are dying. Some of your cells even died before you were born. And some will never come back. These are all very strange, mildly uncomfortable things to think about. And what’s even stranger than that is a big fraction of your body is, was, and will never be alive. So how much of you is dead?

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[LapisPebble]

The fact that our liver alone is 240 Billion cells, I'm constantly amazed how we're even functioning as a singular living being without more going wrong.

[racoonfederationhecker]

"Youre dead on the inside right now"

I took that literally

[Joyness]

"Honey, you're not the same person I met twelve years ago" takes on a whole new meaning in this context.

[bdemaree]

Apoptosis, as opposed to K-poptosis: when a band member reaches adulthood and is replaced by a younger one.

[leemiller]

Since metabolism ceases in the outer layers of skin, the part of any person you've ever touched is only the dead part.

[random_sword]

Thumbnail "Part of you is dead"



Me "I know, you don't need to remind me."

[Kaz-_]

Fun fact: every second, we get closer to death

[andremoreiragraca]

To me, the easiest way to solve this, ontologically, is to think of entities as processes, not fixed states. :P

[tamaghnosaha]

I LITERALLY died inside while reading so many "dying inside" jokes.

[traceyfortich]

"you are dying inside right now" uhm no i already am dead inside

[quentinbarth]

"We are not things, but processes." -Robert Hass, A Little Book on Form
(pretty sure that's right, didn't check today)

[scottchristensen]

I’ve worked a lot with trees and they operate in similar ways to the human body. The core of a tree’s trunk is dead heartwood, giving it structural support and the outer bark is a dead outer shell protecting its internal organs. The tree also sheds dead or dying materials such as leaves and branches.

[MavelDraconia]

"you are dying inside right now"

Yeah ... I noticed that.

[Mikemenn]

From my research, how often body parts are completely replaced:
Cornea: 24 hours
Stomach / Intestines: 2 - 9 days
Taste Buds: 10 Days
Skin: 2 - 4 weeks
Eyebrows / Eyelashes: 6 - 8 weeks
Red Blood Cells: 4 months
Liver: 5 months
Fingernail: 6 months
Toenail: 10 months
Lung: 1 year
Hair: 2 - 7 years
Bones: 10 years
Muscles: 15 years
Fat Cells: 25 years
Heart: 3 - 4 times over lifetime
Eye Lens: Lifetime
Eye: Lifetime
Brain: Lifetime

[Sahilsharma-ceow]

*"I am not a body, I am a spirit living through this body."*
~Vedanta Philosophy.
This seems so much more right after watching this video.

[tocagirl]

This is so interesting. I love your channel!

[PLee-vump]

2 lines came to mind in the 1st minute:
"theseus's ship"
and
"it will not grow back"

[kennytvn]

Joe looks like he wants to use his knife to find out how much we're alive

[tovesvensk]

i love this video it helps me understand life better but also just makes me more uncertain and thoughtful.

[rosegolds]

I wish I had a friend like you your energy is very calming you seem to be very compassionate towards others god bless you as much as you gather more knowledge you become more aware of how we should treat and be with others