• 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.