Eh. Marks on the world are hardly ever single instances of action by single people.

Way I see it, if I can end up contributing in whatever small ways to better myself, my neighbors, my country, and the world through whatever small acts I can then I will.

I do what I do for the sake of belief in myself, and those around me, if something comes out of it then all the better, if not then better fail than never have tried.

I thought about this a lot and I’m pretty burnt out at all the horrible shit I’ve seen so I don’t really fear death but like everyone else I obviously don’t want it to be horrible. That being said as an agnostic I think that living a life where you do your best to be a good person is a more powerful legacy than you realize. Billions of people caring about eachother and doing their best makes a huge impact on the future. Sure we have fun learning about those who had impressive monuments built in their name or were leaders in some kind of movement but progress is multilateral and made from a million failures before a success. good or bad history was created by billions of unknowns and that is what really made up history and culture. We really have the power collectively to shape the future not as much with individualism unless you were born into privilege but with working diligently everyday to reinforce your values. Just make your little piece of the world better everyday and it will make a difference over time

Not really. It would be cool to leave a mark on the world, but once I’m dead, I won’t be around to care.

It’s not that hard to leave a significant positive legacy. It only needs to be person-sized. Did you have one pretty good child? Congratulations, you did it! Did you have, like, three good friends? Give yourself a big ol’ check.

These aren’t easy, but they aren’t in general un-do-able.

I’m sad it will take that long

Not really. “Legacy” doesn’t mean anything to me as it won’t matter when I’m dead because I’m dead.

I do yeah. It takes like 1/3 of our lives to mature, 1/3 to do something, and the last 1/3 is to try to match the performance of what we were able to achieve before we wither away.

Indifferent.

I’ve been through things that should have killed me.

I’m just happy the ride isn’t over yet.

Being stardust that can think about what stardust is, is pretty neat.

… Maybe I’ll try to make an apple pie sometime soon…

I wholeheartedly don’t care about any of that. I just go with the flow and give the present moment my full attention.

I have done my best to make the lives of the people around me better, and I have taken joy in life.

What need legacy?

I don’t care. Our civilization will collapse, the earth will become uninhabitable and the universe will die at some point. So whatever we leave behind ultimately doesn’t matter anyway. I try to make life as enjoyable as possible for myself and my GF and try to be a positive influence for my friends, family, colleagues and neighbourhood. When it’s over, it’s over and I’m not going to worry about what I’m leaving behind. I’m an insignificant speck in the grand scheme of things and I’m just fine with that.

No kids and no legacy to worry about sounds quite good to me actually.

I will leave a positive legacy, but I’m not concerned when I’m forgotten by time. I’ve come to terms with the fact that life is for the living, and I’m doing my part to try and make the world a better place for future generations.

When I think of it, I try to look at the bright side that I won’t have to worry about anything after I die. It is still sad though. I hope I have time to do the things I want to do before I die.