Just a thought that crossed my mind today.
If I was to ask everyone that you’ve ever interacted with (IRL) what their general opinion of you is, what do you hope the most common answer would be?
Would you hope they consider you a successful person, physically attractive, smart, the best in your field, etc?
Personally, my answer is “A good, kind person. Friendly and helpful.”
Just wondering what the rest of feel.
EDIT: Based on the first few responses, I’m thinking I should have clarified better.
I’m not talking about your legacy after you’re dead, I just mean right here, right now. You have left an impression on people. That is inevitable. Surely there aren’t that many people that don’t give a fuck what anyone thinks, but I must admit, it is a valid answer. Maybe you are the person who doesn’t give a fuck what anyone thinks. 🤷🏻♂️
I doubt I will be remembered at all.
Says one of the three people leaving a bigger paper trail on Lemmy than myself.
i grew up in a BIG mormon family.
a decade or so ago, a group of 20-ish cousins and i were sitting round the campfire at the reunion. they all discussed among themselves and decided that i am the original black-sheep of the family and they thanked me for being a strong role model for their own journey out of the truly awful mormon religion.
i am very proud of that.
That may be one of the most inspirational stories I’ve heard yet! Proud of you! Fight the power!
I don’t.
Is it weird that i dont want to be remembered? I just want to fade into nothingness. None of it matters anyway
Someone who really was helpful and friendly and supportive.
I honestly think obscurity wouldn’t be that bad, that would be a victory
i go out of my way to not be
I want to be remembered as that guy that once threw his socks in the hamper and BOTH went in.
Woah there buddy, let’s be realistic here!
Some may say that I’m a dreamer.
But you’re not the only one.
“He was just starting to get pretty okay at playing the Appalachian dulcimer.”
My favorite Appalachian hammer dulcimer Christmas album got removed from Spotify a few years ago and I’m still upset.
https://open.spotify.com/album/5XFQyFEhplzuNheYBsCWXL (link to the unplayable album).
Apparently I could download it from Christian bookstore. https://www.christianbook.com/scott-miller/appalachian-christmas/pd/DL153578-CP
Like Luigi 😉
I want to be remembered for my so-far meager and obscure contributions to the field of mathematics.
Most likely I’ll be remembered as intelligent, kind and sarcastic by a few friends.
Congratulations! Any contributions to math is impressive to me!
Doesn’t that depend on the person? I’ve interacted with many people in different ways over the years, and if I made an impact on them it’s probably not something that a couple of words would meaningfully encompass.
To put it differently, if I think about people who have passed away or people who used to live close to me but now live far away so we’re no longer in contact, the people where I think they changed my life or how I think or feel, talking about them always involves telling a story, or maybe two or three. And that’s how it should be, right?
I want my funeral to be a roast but my fiancee asked me not to.
I hope I am one day a sort of Patronus Charm that my kids can utilize to ward off crippling thoughts.
“You want my treasure? You can have it! I left everything I gathered together in one place. Now you just have to find it.”
