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No, it wouldn't, because no matter how long people live, they cannot imagine many years in the future, even if it's their own future.
by vouaobrasil 2y ago
No, it wouldn't, because no matter how long people live, they cannot imagine many years in the future, even if it's their own future.
- JumpCrisscross 2y ago> no matter how long people live, they cannot imagine many years in the future, even if it's their own future Care to substantiate that claim? Modern history flies straight in the face of it, from savings to childbirth rates correlating negatively with longevity. To be clear: I’m not suggesting longer healthspans are a panacea. We are amply capable of screwing it up, e.g. by entrenching powerful people. But dynasties and aristocracies already exist. For every great builder of fortunes there are a hundred squanderers, even in the same lifetime. And despite it all, there is something to be said for age granting wisdom for most all the way up to senility, which an extended healthspan should forestall.