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Hmm, not to chose sides too much, but I found it to be a long-winded allegory that only partly succeeds in advancing its argument. I'm skeptical some kind of ch
by blacksmith_tb 2y ago
Hmm, not to chose sides too much, but I found it to be a long-winded allegory that only partly succeeds in advancing its argument. I'm skeptical some kind of cheerful fatalism is holding us back, the most obvious objection is that any kind of amazing cure for aging would be very unlikely to reach everyone. And if it did, we'd have to deal with tremendous demographic pressures (which the story artfully dodges at the very end).
- Levitating 2y ago> cure for aging would be very unlikely to reach everyone The story makes the point that governments will be incentivized to distribute the cure to everyone as fast as possible. Considering the US spends 1/7th of GDP for healthcare and the majority of those health problems are age related. Covid-19 showed us that administering something to an entire population in a quick manner can be done and isn't even that costly. > And if it did, we'd have to deal with tremendous demographic pressures What kind of demographic pressures are you talking about?
- satisfice 2y ago"governments will be incentivized..." No they will not. Not in the least. Or put it this way, regardless of any incentives you can imagine, the overriding dynamic will be that powerful people will use immortality to remain in power forever, and they will have every incentive to prevent whomever they deem undesirable, unproductive, etc. from getting good health care. Which is exactly how it works now. Immortality will not be called immortality, it will be called premium health care. It will be incredibly expensive. It will be a subscription service.
- aeternum 2y agoIf not all can have it then no one should?