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Just to explain just how much this concept of missing out on the future has affected me, read here; http://gre.gs/post/958258554/time

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I wear a Halo UNSC hoodie around and people always ask what it stands for, or what branch of the military I am a part of. I tell them it stands for the United Nations Space Command and it won't exist for another 150 years. And it really bothers me that I have absolutely 0% chance of seeing the year 2160.

  And it really bothers me that I have absolutely 0% chance
  of seeing the year 2160.

With exponentially advancing science and all that, I'm envisioning nanobots killing cancer cells, cleaning out blood vessels, keeping my neurons connected and renewing everything that needs renewing. Don't be too sure you won't see 2160.

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