msnbc.msn.com — It's not immoral to want to be immortal...those who fret about a world of immortals also worry that not only will it be stuffy and dull since the young will never get a chance to do anything, but it will also be a world full of the vain and self-centered who think themselves worthy of more and more life ad infinitum.
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randfApr 26, 2008
dewd, coming up with witticisms on places like digg is, like, pretty damn hard work, dewd....like, peace out and stuff.
khanneanlApr 26, 2008
"Opens the exit door for you."
yixiaziApr 26, 2008
Why does nobody seem to think about the logistics of living longer? We have enough mouths to feed on this planet. It would take only a few generations of people living such lengthy lives to totally strip the planet of all resources, and eat every other living thing. Our medical system and resources are already inadequate for everyone.
blast_flameApr 26, 2008
You should read the article. It isn't about people being old for longer, it's about people being younger longer and therefore working longer.
mal1964Apr 26, 2008
Click, lol
olenickApr 27, 2008
Visit Boynton Beach or Boca Raton, FL. The fear of old people -- those who lived through the greatest economic boom in world history and left the country deep in hock, falling apart, and with inadequate education and healthcare (except for themselves) -- soaking up enormous resources is both unsettling and very real.
blast_flameApr 27, 2008
Again the powerbase would not outlive the voters for long as the technology will quickly become available to the poor. You have VERY little understanding of economics. When a new resource technology gets introduced it helps the elite but with time it also helps everyone else. This is one of the reasons why the average person in a western country doesn't live like a medieval peasant. Yes people will try to gain as much wealth as possible but the wonderful thing about a (somewhat) capitalist system is that they help everybody else while they are doing so.Finally I only used the phase "baby boomers" because it was mentioned by the originator of this comment thread, insomniacal.
peppermintpigApr 27, 2008
If I can afford it, and I want it, I might consider it. I'm not so close minded as to demonize technologies such as this. I imagine most of this life extension technology is going to be less than stellar, just as most other first and second generation technologies are.But that has nothing to do with the fact that AARP, along with a plethora of other lobbying groups, are trying to benefit a specific group of people at the expense of everyone else. They pose as the greater evil in this situation.
yixiaziOct 9, 2008
Funny! Dug down cause the truth hurts.