> Which is why we tend to not keep former people without higher brain functions alive with technology forever/until end of natural lifespan. Is there a well de

> Which is why we tend to not keep former people without higher brain functions alive with technology forever/until end of natural lifespan. Is there a well defined reason for this or is it actually a question of limited resources? Would we keep people without higher brain functions alive with technology forever/until end of natural lifespan if the cost was 0? Why or why not? A pragmatic viewpoint probably gives a quick answer but a ideological viewpoint could go eitherway.