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Suppose that you lived in a world where aging didn't exist, and people typically lived for hundreds of years. (There would still be deaths due to accidents, vio
by orangecat 10y ago
Suppose that you lived in a world where aging didn't exist, and people typically lived for hundreds of years. (There would still be deaths due to accidents, violence, and occasional disease). And suppose it had exactly the problems you're imagining, where 800 year old oligarchs had accumulated lots of money and power and were preventing changes that younger generations wanted. Would your proposed solution be to release a virus that would gradually cripple everyone's bodies and minds over several decades before eventually killing them?
- gurkendoktor 10y ago> Suppose that you lived in a world where aging didn't exist, and people typically lived for hundreds of years. (There would still be deaths due to accidents, violence, and occasional disease). I'm sure Sci-Fi novels have explored this topic in detail, but when I read this I don't worry about older conservative generations - I worry that everyone will become paralysed by conservatism, including young people. Taking drugs, partying all night, riding a motorcycle, leaving your home at all. Why would you risk centuries of your lifetime just for a little thrill? Wouldn't it be safer to stay at home browsing the web? You can still have fun next century, no need to rush it... Still, I don't have a good answer to your question.
- scotty79 10y ago> Why would you risk centuries of your lifetime just for a little thrill? Why would you risk decades of your lifetime just for a little thrill? I don't some people do for some reasons that are completely beyond my understanding.
- charlieflowers 10y agoIsaac Asimov explored this in his Foundation novels ... particularly with the Solarians. It's interesting to see where he went with the idea.