Rather than the potential accumulation of wisdom, I would be far more concerned with the continued concentration of wealth and power by the already wealthy and

Rather than the potential accumulation of wisdom, I would be far more concerned with the continued concentration of wealth and power by the already wealthy and powerful. Would the world be a better place, if Vanderbilt, Pullman, or Stalin were still alive? What would be the benefit to the world of, say, a Putin still in control a hundred years hence? Death is an equaliser and a recycler.