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Absolutely, particularly for tenured positions that are for-life, you are creating a constipation effect where the old, much less active researchers are just ha
by raziel2701 11y ago
Absolutely, particularly for tenured positions that are for-life, you are creating a constipation effect where the old, much less active researchers are just hanging out occupying space that could be used for a new, more productive faculty. Our university just cleared room for one more faculty after the emeritus died at the age of 92.
- api 11y agoPersonally I don't think life extension is a good or even a meaningful thing unless we're also extending the quality and vitality of life. Any kind of extreme life extension must also include measures for restoring neural plasticity, etc. As it stands you sort of die before you die. Your brain stops forming new connections and settles into its present state, which basically means you can't learn. Some kind of neural "reset button" would be a requirement. One of my darker fears about aging is that we basically become "philosophical zombies" at some point before we die.