What if you experienced every human life in history?

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Examine the ethical stance known as longtermism, which is the idea that we should be doing more to protect future generations.

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Imagine that your life began as one of the planet’s first humans. After dying, you're reincarnated as the second human ever to live. You then return as the third person, the fourth, the fifth, and so on – living the lives of every human that’s ever walked the Earth. How will your actions in one life impact your future selves? Explore the ethics of the philosophy known as longtermism.

Directed by Jay Septimo, Khoo Siew May, AIM Creative Studios.

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No better way to start my Tuesday then some classic TED-ED existential crisis.

chingamfong
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If this were true, imagine how terrifyingly isolating this is. You have only ever talked to yourself. You have only ever been hated by yourself. You have only ever been loved by yourself. Totally alone in this universe.

lisapeesalemonsqueezah
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This video is so good I watched it 2.2 million times!

juf
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ever since reading "the egg" i have thought of this concept. its both comforting and horrifying. how joys and tragedies were created by me, us. we all make an impact on each other however big or small. this made me try to be more understanding, consider that that other person could be me in other circumstance, in another time and place

i love this video!

annepandesal
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Man I animated this video really well, I'd also give a big shoutout to me for narrating this and another shoutout to me for starting TED to share all this wonderful information to myself

Edsotto
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Existential crisis question: If you were every person in history, does that mean you were lonely for eternity? That's mighty sad

Immortal-Daiki
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Well, this changes the meaning of “Treat others the way you would treat yourself.”

lemonpoppyseed
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1:49 i love how this is the most rewatched part

meepruns
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There is a similar short story titled "The Egg" by Andy Weir! The story follows along a conversation between you and "God" about all your past lives that you lived, reincarnating every time after you die. It's very philosophical and existential, and it's totally worth reading!

yyaahhzxc
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This is the literal explanation of "You are the universe experiencing itself"! I've heard of this idea before, and this really defines it well. I somehow feel assured because in this way, I achieved something and learned the answer I never did in my other lives. Curiosity is killing me.

yaneve_t
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I have severe anxiety & I watch these videos to calm myself down when I have anxiety attacks and they always give me something amazing to think about.

celaine_
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It’s so beautiful and sad, no wonder love would be the most important in such a world, you’d be all alone, longing for nothing more than love from another being, a love u were only able to give yourself…or not.

gabiausten
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The most terrifying thing about this is you would go through every unimaginable torture that have ever been inflicted on every human to ever exist.

lukehick
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Kurzgesagt made a video about this and it triggered one of the biggest existential crisis I've ever had.

monsegeek
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This is something I was always afraid of since I was a kid. I remember sitting in the dinning hall of my middle school having dinner alone after just starting my 7th grade. I wondered after I die, what if I am reincarnated again. That though of it sent chills straight up my back. The fear of having to experience all the pain of growing up again made me hope never to be reincarnated. But then I wondered if it would even matter because if I were to come to live as another person, my memory would be gone anyway. Perhaps I wouldn’t even call it “me”. It would just be someone else with a consciousness having to deal with this whole shebang again. At the same time, I thought perhaps I had already been reincarnated 1000 times and lived 1000 lives. Those past lives’ pain don’t really matter to me, as I don’t feel the weight of them. It’s not cumulative. If that’s the case, even if there is karma and karma determines if I reincarnate into a pleasurable life or suffering life, perhaps it still doesn’t matter at all—how I live this life and if I live it well or sin.

purplestar
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Can i say that everyones expectations would be terrifying, and isolation would be your greatest symbol of peace. Beliefs of everyone would tear you apart.

Critikalk
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the way i used to believe as a kid that this was what happened after death which actually led me to take "treat others how you want to be treated" crazy seriously. . . inadvertently made me a better person lol

alyssad
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I hope all the versions of me enjoyed listening to this video that I animated of a concept I invented, using technology I conceived of. Wow. I’ve never felt so… appreciated!!! This is actually powerful stuff

LossztYT
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This is still my favorite video! It must’ve taken forever to finish between the animation, the music, and the research.

AllAboutHistory
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Props to the animators who worked hard and displayed their expertise in creating this astonishing animation. This kind of artistry doesn't come easy, and it's obvious that a lot of time and effort went into crafting this video. A round of applause for the animators for doing a tremendous job!

SearchOfSelf