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I'm very much looking forward to the longevity/healthspan movement succeeding: I there is an immense amount of good that will come from having healthy 150 year olds around, who still have the stamina to pound a fist on the table. I expect there will be a lot less ageism and their wisdom will be worth gold for businesses willing to listen.

Imagine someone of the calibre of Feynman at 150!




The darker take is that olds end up completely capturing the economy.

(Like the Meths in Altered Carbon)


It could be a problem in science and politics too. Science already has issues with new ideas being very strongly resisted until the generation in power flops over. In a world where people live healthily to 150 and beyond, the young would quickly become a permanent minority with little voice. Risk of stagnation would dramatically increase across all fronts.




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