Eternal Bureaucracy: When Immortality Meets Red Tape

In a future where human immortality had been achieved, society was faced with a new problem – bureaucracy. With people living forever, government agencies struggled to keep up with the influx of paperwork and procedures needed to keep track of everyone’s never-ending existence.

Meet Harold, a 100-year-old man who had just retired for the fourth time. He was eager to start his new life of leisure, but was stopped in his tracks by the seemingly endless line at the Department of Immortality.

As Harold waited for his turn, he heard the endless complaints from fellow immortals about their own bureaucratic battles. One man had been trying to update his address for the past 50 years, only to be told that his file had been lost in the “eternal abyss.” Another woman had been denied her monthly benefits because the government claimed she was already dead.

Finally, it was Harold’s turn. He approached the desk, ready to tackle the bureaucracy head-on. But instead of a helpful government employee, he was greeted by a holographic assistant that told him his file was “under review for eternity.”

Frustrated and defeated, Harold left the department, realizing that immortality was not all it was cracked up to be. He began to question the value of living forever when it meant spending an eternity stuck in a bureaucratic nightmare.

As he wandered the city, he stumbled upon a small group of rebels who had opted out of immortality, choosing instead to live out their natural lives to the fullest. Harold was inspired and joined their movement, advocating for a return to a world where death was a natural part of life and bureaucracy was just a memory.

But as the years went on, Harold learned that even death could be subject to bureaucratic red tape. It seemed that immortality, or the lack thereof, made no difference in the eternal bureaucracy of the world.