Evening on the porch with a human | Best of HFY Reddit | 1832 | Humans are ???|

[@roberthilberling7668]

That moment when you realize the friend whom you've come to know will die in front of you. that is a horror very few people should ever have to suffer.

[@silvadelshaladin]

Worse -- they will die by inches becoming more and more enfeebled until they finally die.

[@SuperJonathanmatthew]

@@silvadelshaladin thats the worst part. as bad a death is, seing someone deteriorate as they try to cling to some sort of dignity is the true evil of aging. If at least death was quick and painless, but no all to often it has to take everything else from you untill you finally die.

[@silvadelshaladin]

@@SuperJonathanmatthew And we don't even let people in the throes freeze themselves. Personally I think anyone with a degenerative illness should be able to take the risk of cryonics before they fail to recognize anyone and scream at a touch.

[@CaptainShield]

The candle that burns the brightest, burns out the fastest.

[@Zander823]

My boy got his story on Argo Squirrel's channel and he's hyped! God, we edited Evening on the Porch like, 5 times through. I'm glad y'all like it!

[@AgroSquerril]

:) tis a good story

[@c.d.mcclendon1264]

Indeed.

[@firedirewolf]

There were tears, the good kind... Being a moody bugger I don't like doing that so I'll give you your thumbs up and go kick a child or something to stop crying now (Just joking on the acts of violence, though might play Fable for some chicken kickin'))

[@rossdavies8250]

I loved it. The sense of discovery and wonder that first drew me to sci fi, 60 years ago. It would be so nice to be immortal, but, I, and we, are content.

[@tomnorton8499]

Good touch with the shooting star.

[@silvadelshaladin]

Thing is if we achieved such immortality, it might take 5 Phds and 500 years of experience to get anything other than a pure entry level job at anything. People would take spaceships to other planets just to avoid the seniority problems or to be able to do anything even remotely meaningful.

[@justinsmith3456]

That's a pretty cynical take.... But God damnit your right.

[@dans864]

Are you an sfia fan?

[@silvadelshaladin]

@@dans864 Science and Futurism with Issac Arthur -- Yes. I actually provided the idea for the Phosphorus episode.

[@dans864]

@@silvadelshaladin just the way you worded that made me immediately think of a few of his episodes where he's talked about that I really enjoy his channel

[@steyrauga1]

Then again we might have ways to just "download" information, so that time could simply be seconds and information could be shared infinitely greatly expanding the human intellect as a whole

[@dro6198]

Beautiful story

[@macieksmolarz5274]

Damn, that hit deep. I love stories like this, there is no earth ending threat nor humans who flood the galaxy whith thier crazy biology just heart moving tale. Also the setting couldn't be better. I realy adore that type of scenery. They always make you think about life and what not but most od the time feeling that asossiate you are not dread or sarrow but that special type of warm when you don't care about future or stress about the past. It's fire, nightsky and you enjoying the moment

[@stevedixon921]

Imagine talking with your new best friend only to fins out he has weeks left to live. What a shock that would be. Good story, but oh the feels.

[@clonechoopa31]

For some that is a very real scenario... I wish I was lying...

[@andrewgause6971]

Some might argue that we throw ourselves into such attempts to advance because we know how finite our time is. The clock is ticking and Death will not wait.

[@truekurayami]

That is the Social Evolutionary difference between humans and Xenos in this story. It is in fact proven by how slow we are to get things done when there actually is no real time limit we can think of. Global Warming/Cooling is actually a good example of such a problem, as currently it's effects are seen as so minor most of us aren't in a hurry to fix it, and those of us that are working on it are divided from not being able to determine how much is caused by us and how much is a natural shift leaving the situation uncertain of how we can actually correct the issue so the earth or humanity isn't destroyed from it.

[@kiritotheabridgedgod4178]

@@truekurayami arguably, humanity being destroyed isn't that bad of an outcome, the being destroyed is. As far as we know, Earth is the only life bearing planet in the galaxy, if not the universe. Sapience can always rise again given enough time, if our species were to go extinct. There's no guarantee that life will rise again, should our planet die. Also, let's be fair, should our species ever get of this rock in any truly meaningful way, we're just going to spread across the galaxy like a fucking plague.

[@truekurayami]

@@kiritotheabridgedgod4178 Our basic survival instinct says humanity being destroyed is the worst outcome for us, thus why it is one of the options to avoid, and as you have pointed out Earth is the only known planet that can produce life on the scale needed for our survival so it's destruction means our destruction until technology has grown to the point we can properly survive else where thus why only one of the two needs to fall to screw us instead of needing both hence the use of OR. Now us spreading like a plague that is up for debate since our knowledge and technology is so limited for properly analyzing beyond our own solar system it is quite possible once we start getting off into the galaxy/universe at that level it could turn out we are the life from earth is the most delicate lifeforms in creation making it suicidal to stray to far from earth. I seriously hope this isn't the case, and that there is other life out there that will keep us in check enough not to be a plague but I agree we need to look at the extreme absolutes in our preparations towards that developmental stage.

[@matthewbenton4767]

@@truekurayami there was one on global warming, a human apologizes to Gaia for destroying earth, she responds "don't worry you only killed off people,I still have life to work with."😊

[@clonechoopa31]

@@truekurayami I like the idea that humans are the cause of global warming/cooling mainly because it implies that it can be reversed completely however, the facts prove otherwise. For instance the earth has weathered many desert and ice ages before life was a thing and has proceeded to produce such ages even with the dinosaurs and what would eventually become the early evolution level humans. Global warming/cooling is but a mere footnote in geological history of Earth and it has come to repeat itself with no regard to whom or what it affects. The idea of climate change in what the masses know about it is mere human narcissism, as if we had the means to truly affect the Earth in such a meaningful way. Although I will agree the microplastics thing is a huge bother in terms of human evolutionary development, soon plastics will be completely unable to affect human physiology which will be a big problem in prosthetic technology moving forward. Or perhaps we will become part plastic in genetic make-up... the possibilities just begin there, who knows what will really happen in the far distant future! That is to say if we have any at all as a species given the fact that Ukraine possibly started a M.A.D. level nuclear conflict between superpowers like the naive pro-nazi idiot it is.

[@merlinathrawes746]

That will be something strongly investigated and discussed should we ever meet "others", the span of lifetimes for them and us.

[@ironwolfF1]

As good as this story is, the follow-up story is equally worth your time. Not all tears are sadness, and nothing truly ends as long as we choose to remember.

[@bf-696]

Very nice story.

[@erushi5503]

I love this story... thanks Agro

[@lindaorr1805]

Sad and beautiful at the same time ✌

[@TheDurid1]

Very touching, a great story of an alien understanding a human concept.

[@libertyprime1614]

The fact that in 700 years we didn't discovered immortality is what really sad.

[@kiritotheabridgedgod4178]

The human mind wouldn't cope well with immortality, you can see this whenever you have a bit too much free time and get really fucking bored, whilst simultaneously not being able to find anything to alleviate your boredom.

[@decimation9780]

@@kiritotheabridgedgod4178 I didn’t even think of that downside, the suicide rates alone would skyrocket simply because of boredom. Then the death rates would skyrocket as people would gut each other just to feel something and stave off the boredom. Here I was thinking people would just go insane because we’re not meant to live forever, and then you up and make me realize we’d go out in a ball of nuclear fire because we’re bored out of our skulls and nuclear war would probably keep our interest for a bit.

[@kiritotheabridgedgod4178]

@@decimation9780 we wouldn't go out in a ball of nuclear fire, we'd murder-fuck a god into existence and doom the entire universe in the process.

[@decimation9780]

@@kiritotheabridgedgod4178 Probably not the universe. But the entire Milky Way galaxy for sure.

[@kiritotheabridgedgod4178]

@@decimation9780 either way, give the human race immortality and we'd become the Eldar at the very minimum, the Drukarii at the at the worst.

[@victortahlor4038]

Immortality is no gift when those around you are not

[@sanityflyer5294]

This story had unexpectedly turned sad. Now, I feel sad.😢

[@worktest3554]

Well read, Agro Squirrel, ...especially the end.

[@csi1392]

IF I WAS THE LEADER THE FIRST MISSION FOR FTL SHIPS WOULD BE TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED TO THE GENERATIONAL SHIPS

[@randolphphillips3104]

* starts playing theme song from 'Highlander'" *

[@whatsonnow3064]

This was a great story.

[@IronDruids]

This needs a part 2!

[@armycowboy4313]

Hence why Humanity has to be fast we only got 70 years at best to accomplish stuff if we are lucky. The next 30 is a bit harder to manage.

[@BigZad42]

Well you forgotten first 15-20 whwrebyourbstill growing up so it's more like 50 hood adult years to do shit before old age starts withering you

[@angrydragonslayer]

Man, i keep forgetting summertime stopped

[@MsMacintosh]

talk about a slow burn, this one hit _hard._

[@HammarPwnsYourFace]

What a twist, I was not ready for that that’s definitely some night Shamalayan (sorry I don’t know how to spell his name )twist right there. The existential dread is felt at the end when he realizes what it means. Bravo well read thank you for sharing.

[@jacksjet9112]

I love the tank decorations!!!

[@allenmorgan1007]

For the Algorithm, for the Author(s), for the Disembodied Voice!

[@shaunford8529]

this one kind of hits you don`t it🥺

[@wildwikedwanderer1208]

Well that was depressing but great

[@Nyet-Zdyes]

"Albert Conan Doyle"

[@qade2128]

i know no one is likely to see this, but im trying to find a hfy story. its about first contact between humanity and some squid alien things with bubble like space ships. the thing that i found intresting was the fact that the aliens operate at almost absolute zero tempiture and to them earth and humanity are basically on literal hell since if a human ever touched one of them they would boil instantly. i think the title was something like "invited to hell" or something like that i really cant remember, it had a sister story as well from the humans pov not just the aliens pov. really hope someone can help me

[@shadowfighter1745]

I've heard both those stories but i don't remember if it was on this channel or another's sorry

[@Terkontar]

You're thinking of the Bubbleverse by ack1308, I believe.

[@qade2128]

@@Terkontar could you send a link? I couldn't find it when searching

[@Terkontar]

@@qade2128 Already tried, twice; youtube seems to delete the comment if it contains the link. Try googling 'together against the darkness hfy', it's one of the chapters.

[@qade2128]

@@Terkontar i found it

[@xavierzaxavier5873]

This make me think a story where.... He try to create some medicine to make his friend immortal.... but after thousand and thousand try he still fail....by the time he manage to create longevity potion his friend already die....dead...now he become the grandfather for his friend child.....i Imagine much more story from this.....but yeah this is one of the idea i have by the end watch this....🤭🤭🤭🤭 Poor xeno the memories will hurt him forever....

[@silentdeath5577]

My lord had to choose one to hit me hard didn’t you 😢

[@TheBenBen253]

For the Algorithm!!!!11

[@johnnyrotten3175]

4 D algorithm 4 D 🐿️ ❗ ❗

[@9LiveEmpire]

There is a good manga (that i forgot the name) like that (good at least at the begining, got too much back log to read it >

[@kyriss12]

Both of those were good. Another one along those lines is “to your eternity”, although it got really redundant after the time skip to present day, and I wound up dropping it.

[@ReptilesBlade]

Can you remember the names of those two manga? I would like to read them.

[@kyriss12]

@@ReptilesBlade if they're the ones i'm thinking of the first one is Frieren beyond journeys end, and the second is growing tired of the lazy high elf life after 120 years. also on the reddits hfy theres a oneshot by drblackjack21 called the lost king about an elf princess looking after her human husband as he slowly ages and dementia sets in.

[@9LiveEmpire]

@@kyriss12 exactly dude those one And i think Agro read the one you said

[@elfeater1760]

For the Algorithm11!

[@genericuser984]

neat

[@WingManFang1]

It’s sad…but there is actually animals on earth that don’t die, they simply revert to their infantile state upon the age limit they reach. They are actually a type of Jellyfish not to different than the Phoenix itself…

[@jimmycoyote74]

For the algorithm

[@connor_draco_tempest2891]

Yeah our time is just a grain of sand in the vast expands of the galaxy hell if we're lucky humans can live a century and a kwart or a century and a half

[@zackmeserole8677]

According to some geneticists we may achieve functional immortality within the next few decades, good story though (we won't need some stupid jellyfish either, just good old human genetics)

[@tadadoterson6147]

What if I want to use cocoons to rebuild my body whenever I wanted to be young again????¿?¿?¿¿¿???¿?¿¿¿???¿????¿?¿¿¿¿¿??¿?¿??‽

[@imjang2430]

@@tadadoterson6147 ya want to be a butterfly, ya furry?

[@sequiturtenebris6082]

It will only be available for the elites and probably already is.

[@RealArcalian]

Greetings Mentlegent For the Rhyhtm that is Algo Well, on the one hand, the writer did a VERY good job of showing an alien perspective vs human. On the other, it doesn't seem to be an HFY story at all. I'm not on reddit, but it seems a lot of people who write these stories forgot what HFY means.

[@NL7206]

What HFY means

[@RealArcalian]

@@NL7206 Humanity, F*ck Yeah. It's about Humanity succeeding, triumphing, being awesome. Along with the related concept of Humans are Space Orcs.

[@braydensears6604]

It does talk about our rapid advancement that to me seems like a hfy

[@RealArcalian]

@@braydensears6604 it says we're mortal, and the rest of the universe isn't. Humanity dies, humanity loses.

[@zobososhizion6478]

link wrong

[@AgroSquerril]

corrected

[@yokillyo1]

@@AgroSquerril roger that

[@RichardsNickname]

your not an adult until yer 45. 21 yos are kids are you kidding me? even a 30 is pushing it when calling em, "young adults' you might FEEL adult but i assure you there is no such thing as feeling adult you are always going o be immature af adults just know how to hide it.

[@angrydragonslayer]

A decent amount of people have lost their inner child

[@SpitfiretheCat16]

biologically and legally, you are considered an adult in all ways by 21

[@angrydragonslayer]

@@SpitfiretheCat16 brain stops changing in late 40s

[@sarahmellinger3335]

@@angrydragonslayer source?

[@angrydragonslayer]

@@sarahmellinger3335 life

[@TheRealInscrutable]

100K

[@angrydragonslayer]

Man, i keep forgetting summertime stopped

[@WiredTurkey316]

For the algorithm