[WP] Humans unlock the secret to Immortality/Eternal Youth. You learn the horrible truth behind why we evolved mortal.

In the city of Everlong it was always hard to know what season it was since after the election of the Stability Party at the dawn of 21st century all major metropolitan centers began rigorous climate control. The temperature was kept at twenty-three point seven two degrees to be exact, an average of ten millimeters of rain is delivered a month with a standard deviation of seven milimeters, a typical rain session lasts two hours with a standard deviation of one hour. All parameters were collected through a user brain interface of nighty-five point two two percent of Everlong total population. These particularities as mundane as they may seem are actually quite typical to know for me and others like me.

 They call us milleniarians, we have survived for at least one thousand years since our birth. Although, we still look like we are in our thirties and in perfect health, it may come as a surprise that majority of us are suffering. I remember a number of occasions where I found my self-slipping into the cycle of aggrodepressive agitation, and yet here I am relinquishing every moment of life.

 It is no doubt that the reason I was able to maintain my tranquil state of mind and formalize the unprecedented issues associated with nanoid integration, that marked the dawn of the immortal generation, was due to 120 years of professorship in various divisions of psychology. But those days are long gone. Now I serve as the chair for Late Existential Learning Center. My main task is to develop programs to reduce the the prevalence of Enervated Bore Syndrome. This disorder is marked by an aggressive desire to engage in sufficiently stimulating activities which is associated with a re-occurring failure to do so.

 Since I began to hold my position at the LELC 50 years ago, we have come to understand so much about the disorder. The problem is highly complex and solutions even more. One of the primary reasons EBS arises is due to habituation of mature neurocircuitry to exceedingly high levels of reward, which is fueled by our tendency to derive satisfaction from ever complex challenges. Normally, the level of reward needed for satisfaction gets re-adjusted to levels where we can enjoy the same things we have done before, but an unforeseen side effect of nanoid integration lead to an in-plasticity of this neurocircuit. 

 Initially our programs attempted to create ever increasing brain interfaces to simulate ever challenging circumstances in order to achieve adequate stimulation, this worked initially however at some point our skills were inadequate, and the thirst for stimulation was higher than it ever was. That's when we realized that it's the desire it self that is the issue. A team of leading experts were selected to investigate ways to eliminate this desire and a number of programs have been developed that involved training of attentional control in order to maintain awareness on the present moment. This program was successful to an extent, however the nanoids still prevented effective learning and desire to engage was now an inherent feature of the brain architecture. 

 Much of the program is now focused on nanoengineering new nanoids, nirvananoid which will improve attentional control, dienoid which will lead to death, and denoid which will remove immortality nanoids. All are to be released in only 50 years. Which will you choose?
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