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Why is it a false dilemma? I like your thought experiment of a world that doesn't suffer from aging but does have the social problems described above. But that'
by jkaunisv1 12y ago
Why is it a false dilemma? I like your thought experiment of a world that doesn't suffer from aging but does have the social problems described above. But that's not the world we're in. I'd rather fix the social problems first because I think they'll get harder to solve if we get rid of aging first.
Ask the next menial labourer you encounter (the person making your food, ringing up your groceries, or cleaning your hotel room) which of the following they'd prefer:
A) A basic income* until they die around age 100
B) Eternal life in the same economic & social conditions they're in now
Do you really think the majority would choose B?
* I'm using basic income as a placeholder for an improved economic & social situation.