While I think you are completely and utterly wrong, and that it is inevitable that aging will be cured or anyway worked around, that's not what I was trying to

While I think you are completely and utterly wrong, and that it is inevitable that aging will be cured or anyway worked around, that's not what I was trying to say. The GP claimed that curing aging would "break" the economy with indefinite pensions. My point was simply that if aging was actually "cured" then pensions would be unnecessary as everyone would be in perfect health, willing and able to support themselves, indeed with increasing productivity and hence value over time. I don't really have the inclination to get into a detailed technical argument but I don't think these sweeping claims that aging is "not going to be cured. PERIOD. FULL STOP!" are credible in the least. The human body is a machine that can be repaired like any other, given the technology and understanding. It might not be in my lifetime, but I can't think of any reason why perfect anti-aging technology would not be available eventually. And if you're going to make broad claims to the contrary, you'll need to back them up.