• shapesandstuff@feddit.de
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      1 year ago

      Agree to disagree. I know many people think this way, but honestly eternal or much prolonged life would boost out progress as a species significantly.

      Imo there's so much to do and see, idk how you'd burn out like people predict.

      Also worst case, legalise assisted suicide past a certain age (and for certain diagnoses either way) so folks can check out.

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        1 year ago

        Imo there's so much to do and see, idk how you'd burn out like people predict.

        I'm burnt out already and I'm not even middle age.

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          1 year ago

          That's not the way I meant that lol.
          I'm speaking purely hypothetical utopian best case scenario here. In theory, just like with robots and ai (lol), advancements could mean less work per individual, leaving much more time for learning, creating, exploring.
          realistically though, Musk would probably soon monopolize oxygen or some shit.

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      You could argue that people would burn out on eternity, but I doubt you could make the same argument for life extension / stopping of aging. People would be free to live for a long time, and when each person decides it's enough, one can check out voluntarily.