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Notably, while some argue for a version of immortality through the proliferation of branches, there is a dark side to this theoretical construct. If, indeed, one continues to live beyond the normal periods of life, the quality of that existence could degrade into eternal torment, surrounded only by death and deterioration. David Lewis elucidates this grim paradox, suggesting that while surviving consciousness may persist, it would likely do so amid inevitable suffering, akin to the Struldbruggs in Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels—immortal beings who endure without happiness.