Submitted by Ok-Prior-8856 t3_118kk88 in Futurology
ikediggety t1_j9hqx9j wrote
This is a terrible, awful, idea. This planet is already collapsing under the weight of eight billion normal human lifespans. Doubling the amount of impact each person has on the earth would be civilization ending.
Blackmail30000 t1_j9i0f45 wrote
Having a longer lifespan =/= more kids. In fact it has proven to be quite the opposite. The longer we live, the less kids we have. Our population would most likely shrink because of this. This trend is often mirrored in other animals. Longer lived animals tend to have less kids.
ikediggety t1_j9j4ktw wrote
Unless we're having half as many, it's still a net harm
Blackmail30000 t1_j9jjgrh wrote
every little bit helps.
Orc_ t1_j9i0k92 wrote
Overpopulation is a myth
johanfer t1_j9i7d0s wrote
But overshoot not.
LibertarianAtheist_ t1_j9j795p wrote
>This is a terrible, awful, idea.
No.
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Mississimia t1_j9hrb4h wrote
bold of you to assume that this would ever be available for 98% of people
ikediggety t1_j9hs1f7 wrote
That's what they said about the Internet
First-Translator966 t1_j9llzf9 wrote
Far more bold to assume it won’t be. Every piece of technological advancement in human history has made it to the masses. Doesn’t matter if it’s mechanical, electronic or medicinal. This too will make it to the masses. There’s too much money to be made for it not to, and the technology will, like every piece of technology, become cheaper over time.
Franklin_le_Tanklin t1_j9hv3ov wrote
It will be available to the 1%. Maybe those in places with universal healthcare as well. (Assuming this extends the health span as well).
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