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I think it's the exact opposite. The day being old is no longer a disease and a path to inevitable death will be one of the greatest things to ever happen to hu

I think it's the exact opposite. The day being old is no longer a disease and a path to inevitable death will be one of the greatest things to ever happen to humanity, now and forever into the future. Especially if you can retain a youthful, healthy brain and body no matter how old you are. An old tyrannical movie villain dies and a to-be old tyrannical movie villain is born. Billions of people shouldn't be sentenced to death just because the world might be a bit better off if a few people weren't immortal.

dangerlibrary 4y ago
Pretty sure the possible world being lamented in the GP comment is not "everyone gets to live forever and stay healthy and youthful" but instead "there exist expensive, parasitic procedures which will allow some rich people to have drastically extended lifespans."
- inglor_cz 4y ago
  parasitic procedures You can be almost sure that once the underlying mechanism is known, the necessary stuff will be synthetised instead of being transferred from a young person to an older one. If only to guarantee stable supply, consistent quality and rule out accidental transmission of various pathogens from the donor.
  - hulitu 4y ago
    As a computer i find your trust in technology amusing. The underlying mechanism of a heart, for example, is known. But they still search for pigs to take hearts for transplant.
  - karagenit 4y ago
    I dunno, we understand the underlying mechanism of blood pretty well, but we’re still a long way off from being able to (economically) synthesize blood for transfusion.
- tsol 4y ago
  The people in power certainly will take advantage of it, and for that reason we will all suffer disproportionately
kiba 4y ago
An old tyrannical movie villain dies and a to-be old tyrannical movie villain is born. Billions of people shouldn't be sentenced to death just because the world might be a bit better off if a few people weren't immortal. Tyrants aren't even forever even if they never die of old age. After all, tyrants can meet their end through constantly replacing their followers with yes-men to the point of becoming increasingly detached from reality. This may prevent them from noticing certain features of reality such as military incompetence of their force.
solfox 4y ago
Death is a beautiful happening that we should not fear so much. It allows growth and transmutation of stagnant ideology.
- meowface 4y ago
  All I can say is I wholeheartedly disagree. It has some pragmatic utility in replacing stale, antiquated ideologies, but the costs vastly outweigh the benefits, and there are always future solutions that can help retain such things to a degree: e.g. you can no longer vote or run for office if you're above the age of 110, or whatever.

dangerlibrary 4y ago

Pretty sure the possible world being lamented in the GP comment is not "everyone gets to live forever and stay healthy and youthful" but instead "there exist expensive, parasitic procedures which will allow some rich people to have drastically extended lifespans."

inglor_cz 4y ago
parasitic procedures You can be almost sure that once the underlying mechanism is known, the necessary stuff will be synthetised instead of being transferred from a young person to an older one. If only to guarantee stable supply, consistent quality and rule out accidental transmission of various pathogens from the donor.
- hulitu 4y ago
  As a computer i find your trust in technology amusing. The underlying mechanism of a heart, for example, is known. But they still search for pigs to take hearts for transplant.
- karagenit 4y ago
  I dunno, we understand the underlying mechanism of blood pretty well, but we’re still a long way off from being able to (economically) synthesize blood for transfusion.
tsol 4y ago
The people in power certainly will take advantage of it, and for that reason we will all suffer disproportionately

kiba 4y ago

An old tyrannical movie villain dies and a to-be old tyrannical movie villain is born. Billions of people shouldn't be sentenced to death just because the world might be a bit better off if a few people weren't immortal. Tyrants aren't even forever even if they never die of old age. After all, tyrants can meet their end through constantly replacing their followers with yes-men to the point of becoming increasingly detached from reality. This may prevent them from noticing certain features of reality such as military incompetence of their force.

solfox 4y ago

Death is a beautiful happening that we should not fear so much. It allows growth and transmutation of stagnant ideology.

meowface 4y ago
All I can say is I wholeheartedly disagree. It has some pragmatic utility in replacing stale, antiquated ideologies, but the costs vastly outweigh the benefits, and there are always future solutions that can help retain such things to a degree: e.g. you can no longer vote or run for office if you're above the age of 110, or whatever.