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> Resources are finite, we are already straining our eco-systems to (and beyond) the breaking point. That has simple solution - you could have either life exte
by zajio1am 5y ago
> Resources are finite, we are already straining our eco-systems to (and beyond) the breaking point.
That has simple solution - you could have either life extension or children, but not both.
- jacquesm 5y agoAre you proposing forced sterilization of people that have received their longevity treatments?
- MattPalmer1086 5y agoThere's a good sci fi novel by Bob Shaw that has this trade off. "One Million Tomorrows" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1025074.One_Million_Tomorrows https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1025074.One_Million_Tomo...
- jacquesm 5y agoSo that's a 'yes' then.
- MattPalmer1086 5y agoI'm not condoning or condemning, just offering it as a story that explores some of these issues. In this story, the sterilisation (and complete loss of sexuality) is an inevitable consequence of the treatment, not something forced on you. But only males lose sexuality, while women do not. It sets up some interesting tensions.