When longevity science kicks in, they’ll make theee millenniums too.
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unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 2 months ago
1999ers have a decent chance of living in 3 centuries. Much more impressive
Valmond@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Ultraviolet@lemmy.world 2 months ago
The rich ones, at least. Longevity science under capitalism will result in a quasi-immortal upper class and a mortal lower class. Another looming threat of ultra-late capitalism.
Valmond@lemmy.world 2 months ago
That’s debunked. The economy of scale will give us cheap treatments, and any society will be stupid(if not for altruistic reasons, for economical reasons) not curing their population.
If you must have a down spin on people not getting debilitating diseases until they eventually dies, think of how maybe we’ll have to work way longer than today ;-)
Dozzi92@lemmy.world 2 months ago
You won’t be allowed to die. You will work and you will accrue “retirement,” which is time you get to live after you stop working. They will keep you alive for as long as you owe the company, and then you will be allowed to cash in your six months of retirement.
Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
A guy I once knew had a great great grandmom born in 1898 who accomplished just that! She must have had some killer stories!
ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world 2 months ago
The world wars did kill a lot of people.
Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
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