[darkmighty]

You didn't address my other points, where I question if OP should rule that out.

> Otherwise, they may spend their whole lives fruitlessly chasing after immortality.

What about spending their whole lives fruitlessly chasing egoistic hedonism?

Again you didn't present a convincing argument that it is totally fruitless. As I've said, it certainly shouldn't be one's singular goal. But I think there's a role it should play.

[ewretgg]

I didn't address your other points because I didn't disagree with them.

I think we're talking past each other. You assume my position is promoting hedonism. It's not. I believe should take time to do things to make lives better for future generations, and humanity as a whole. I find that a better way to live.

However, if your motivation for making a difference is not a concern for others, but a need to be immortal in some way, that's a sign that you have an unhealthy attitude towards death.

Given the context (We're on HN, where transhumanism is more common than in broader society)and given the way the OP phrased the question, I sensed they might be afraid of death, and not simply concerned with making an impact.