if there was a drug available that would let you live to be hundreds or thousands of years old, barring accident, would you take it? Of course, and the vast ma

if there was a drug available that would let you live to be hundreds or thousands of years old, barring accident, would you take it? Of course, and the vast majority of those who say no actually would if given the opportunity. What would be the effect on society if death were all but eliminated? Greatly reduced medical costs and increased productivity and quality of life, for starters. The one negative is that we'd probably have to limit childbirth for a few decades while space colonization gets going, but that's a comparatively small price to pay.