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If not wanting to see people die is an indication of psychological problems then I am okay with being counted in that number. I aleady had one parent die befor

If not wanting to see people die is an indication of psychological problems then I am okay with being counted in that number. I aleady had one parent die before their time, and would love to not experience that again. I don't think we can become immortal within my lifetime, nor will we live for hundreds of years but it would be nice if all our parents could at least live into their 90s. Beyond that, I don't see what's wrong with immortality as a goal. Yes it's impractical but if you fail to attain it, at least you gain massive health benefits for the already elderly who have poor quality of life.

survirtual 4y ago
As long as wealth inequality continues to exist, so too will immortality fail to exist. Immortality has no tolerance for stagnant dynasties. Intertwined with mortality and death is one chimp tribe believing they are superior to another, biologically identical chimp tribe simply due to differing starting circumstances or chance (right place, right time, right background, “wow I must be a genius!”). As long as our economy plays out via genetic and social lottery instead of true merit, rewards the unrewarding, and allows small groups to profit while large groups toil and suffer, immortality will be out of reach. Might also want to be in space, too, since Earth has limited capacity. May also want to have more reliable energy that can come with us into the depths of space. What do I know though, just some nobody.
- dismantlethesun 4y ago
  We could just stop having babies except deliberately to replace accidental deaths. I’d you are immortal then why worry about not having children, over a long enough timeline eventually your turn in the queue will come. But that’s just philosophical thought. In reality, we are too far away from even living to 200 years old to start worrying about what comes after that.

survirtual 4y ago

As long as wealth inequality continues to exist, so too will immortality fail to exist. Immortality has no tolerance for stagnant dynasties. Intertwined with mortality and death is one chimp tribe believing they are superior to another, biologically identical chimp tribe simply due to differing starting circumstances or chance (right place, right time, right background, “wow I must be a genius!”). As long as our economy plays out via genetic and social lottery instead of true merit, rewards the unrewarding, and allows small groups to profit while large groups toil and suffer, immortality will be out of reach. Might also want to be in space, too, since Earth has limited capacity. May also want to have more reliable energy that can come with us into the depths of space. What do I know though, just some nobody.

dismantlethesun 4y ago
We could just stop having babies except deliberately to replace accidental deaths. I’d you are immortal then why worry about not having children, over a long enough timeline eventually your turn in the queue will come. But that’s just philosophical thought. In reality, we are too far away from even living to 200 years old to start worrying about what comes after that.