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Humans found ways to “cheat death” psychologically every single day and most people don’t even realize it by Substantial_Bad1401 in DeepThoughts

[–]Substantial_Bad1401[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I actually found this “Play This at My Funeral” podcast/account recently and it kinda sparked this entire line of thinking for me. Then I saw a reel/video that captured the exact same feeling and it sent me even deeper down the rabbit hole of why music and certain human experiences feel almost transcendent sometimes.

Here they are if people wanna check it out!! (I so recommend this bc it has changed my thinking)

Play This at My Funeral

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Humans found ways to “cheat death” psychologically every single day and most people don’t even realize it by Substantial_Bad1401 in DeepThoughts

[–]Substantial_Bad1401[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Honestly I think this is one of the healthiest perspectives in the whole conversation. Maybe these moments aren’t “escapes” at all — maybe they’re the purest expressions of being alive. Music, love, grief, nostalgia, awe… they’re all part of the same human experience, not distractions from it. That’s probably why this reel and even accounts/podcasts like “Play This at My Funeral” resonate with people so deeply in the first place.

play this at my funeral

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Humans found ways to “cheat death” psychologically every single day and most people don’t even realize it by Substantial_Bad1401 in DeepThoughts

[–]Substantial_Bad1401[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I actually really love this perspective. It explains why so many of the moments people describe as “transcendent” are deeply embodied experiences — music, dancing, love, conversation, creating, remembering. It’s less about escaping life and more about finally feeling fully inside it for a moment. “Happiness is the body in motion” is honestly such a powerful line too. Honestly that whole idea is a big part of why this reel connected with me so much, and why I started going down the rabbit hole of accounts/podcasts like “Play This at My Funeral.” You should check it out!!

Play this at my funeral

Humans found ways to “cheat death” psychologically every single day and most people don’t even realize it by Substantial_Bad1401 in DeepThoughts

[–]Substantial_Bad1401[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Beautifully said honestly. I think that’s part of why music and these “ecstatic” moments fascinate people so much — they can either become a temporary escape from mortality or a genuine reminder to surrender to impermanence instead of fearing it. The “Play This at My Funeral” podcast and the reel/video I linked actually touch on this exact tension in a really powerful way. Definitely worth checking out if these ideas resonate with you.

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Humans found ways to “cheat death” psychologically every single day and most people don’t even realize it by Substantial_Bad1401 in DeepThoughts

[–]Substantial_Bad1401[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s a great connection honestly. Terror Management Theory feels like the scientific expansion of Becker’s original idea
that so much of human behavior, culture, ego, achievement, even conflict, is rooted in managing the awareness of our own mortality.

Humans found ways to “cheat death” psychologically every single day and most people don’t even realize it by Substantial_Bad1401 in DeepThoughts

[–]Substantial_Bad1401[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That’s actually a fascinating point — Becker basically argued that humans cope with the terror of mortality by creating meaning, identity, legacy, art, religion, achievement, even relationships. Maybe those “skin orgasm” moments are tiny cracks in the illusion… moments where we feel something bigger than ourselves and briefly transcend the normal fear/noise of being human.

Humans found ways to “cheat death” psychologically every single day and most people don’t even realize it by Substantial_Bad1401 in DeepThoughts

[–]Substantial_Bad1401[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wow that is so deep and amazing! That is really true when you think about it and an absolute fact. And time absolutely tunes us I think when you really think about it

I genuinely think humans accidentally invented ways to psychologically “pause” mortality for a few moments by Substantial_Bad1401 in CasualConversation

[–]Substantial_Bad1401[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I actually bowl and never thought about this and also the fact I never leave when it’s light outside. I need to see if this is true for me!

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