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On September 5, a little after midnight, Death-Cast calls Mateo Torrez and Rufus Emeterio to give them some bad news: They’re going to die today. Mateo and Rufus are total strangers, but, for different reasons, they’re both looking to make a new friend on their End Day. The good news: There’s an app for that. It’s called the Last Friend, and through it, Rufus and Mateo are about to meet up for one last great adventure—to live a lifetime in a single day. Adam Silvera reminds us that there’s no life without death and no love without loss in this devastating yet uplifting story about two people whose lives change over the course of one unforgettable day.
I can absolutely see how people would find something like this beneficial, however I would want no part of it. It feels like this would essentially make the whole point of living to die. Your life would literally revolve around dying. I genuinely think it would shift the world so immensely. Literally who would go to sleep before midnight, not knowing if they will be woken by a call telling them they will be dying today? Genuinely, I think people would become more nocturnal and change life as we know it. That doesn’t even take the mental health aspect into it! I am an incredibly anxious person. If this existed, I would spend everyday thinking that I actually was dying but my call got missed. Or I would push off doing my work each day because “I’m probably dying tomorrow so what’s the point?” Life would literally revolve around death and I don’t think that’s healthy for anyone. Curious to hear others’ thoughts!
Can I end here and pretend that they rode off on the subway to live their lives together 😭
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