Three conditions would make life extension practical for me.
1) Cost of living becomes negligible or earning a living is still possible at 100+.
2) The additional years are healthy ones.
3) Breeding is reduced or resource availability is increased.
But even then, I think Asimov's premise that a longer-lived person doesn't have the urgency of a shorter-lived person has merit (The Naked Sun.)
If you have hundreds of years to live, why do something risky (or even expressive) RIGHT NOW?
If you have hundreds of years to live, why do something risky (or even expressive) RIGHT NOW?
If we transitioned into a post-scarcity society (your point 1), then why do we need people to take risks? How about a society living for self-actualisation?
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Three conditions would make life extension practical for me.
1) Cost of living becomes negligible or earning a living is still possible at 100+. 2) The additional years are healthy ones. 3) Breeding is reduced or resource availability is increased.
But even then, I think Asimov's premise that a longer-lived person doesn't have the urgency of a shorter-lived person has merit (The Naked Sun.)
If you have hundreds of years to live, why do something risky (or even expressive) RIGHT NOW?
If we transitioned into a post-scarcity society (your point 1), then why do we need people to take risks? How about a society living for self-actualisation?