I personally just think that everyone should be given the same chance to live a long and happy life. I don’t think anyone should be “privileged” enough to live longer than anyone else, simply because they have the financial means to do so.
I do think societies are optimized for their average inhabitant lifespan. If a group of “super humans” came about, I think that they’d be met with extreme opposition from other “normal” people. If you’ve ever read a history boook, or watched the news, then you’re already aware of the numerous examples prejudice (that often lead to violence/genocide) for those who are different, be it ethnicity, creed, gender, or sexual preference.
Probably, I wouldn’t want to go around being the “freakishly immortal” male, I imagine it’d reduce my chances of finding adequate mates, and/or fitting into society. As irrational as that sounds, I quite like being social/normal.
I personally just think that everyone should be given the same chance to live a long and happy life. I don’t think anyone should be “privileged” enough to live longer than anyone else, simply because they have the financial means to do so.
Should we give up antibiotics because some people can’t afford them?
Well, if you were the freakishly immortal male, nobody would (probably) be able to tell until you were the far side of thirty; so while it might or might not help, it doesn’t seem like it’d hurt, in the finding-mates department.
I personally just think that everyone should be given the same chance to live a long and happy life. I don’t think anyone should be “privileged” enough to live longer than anyone else, simply because they have the financial means to do so.
I do think societies are optimized for their average inhabitant lifespan. If a group of “super humans” came about, I think that they’d be met with extreme opposition from other “normal” people. If you’ve ever read a history boook, or watched the news, then you’re already aware of the numerous examples prejudice (that often lead to violence/genocide) for those who are different, be it ethnicity, creed, gender, or sexual preference.
Probably, I wouldn’t want to go around being the “freakishly immortal” male, I imagine it’d reduce my chances of finding adequate mates, and/or fitting into society. As irrational as that sounds, I quite like being social/normal.
Should we give up antibiotics because some people can’t afford them?
Well, if you were the freakishly immortal male, nobody would (probably) be able to tell until you were the far side of thirty; so while it might or might not help, it doesn’t seem like it’d hurt, in the finding-mates department.