Yes, and I think we should stop paying for some current procedures that prolong decrepitude.
That is highly problematic, since that will result in more strokes and mycardial infractions that—aside from causing death—result in an increase in morbidity.
And what if people want to live longer, even if the extra years added will have more decrepitude.
From a paper by Nick Bostrom:
One study assessed the will to live among 414 hospitalized patients aged 80 to 98 years,
presumably representing the frailer end of the distribution of the “old old”. 40.8% of respondents
were unwilling to exchange any time in their current state of health for a shorter life in excellent
health, and 27.8% were willing to give up at most 1 month of 12 in return for excellent health.
Yes, and I think we should stop paying for some current procedures that prolong decrepitude, as well as not funding new ones.
That is highly problematic, since that will result in more strokes and mycardial infractions that—aside from causing death—result in an increase in morbidity.
And what if people want to live longer, even if the extra years added will have more decrepitude. From a paper by Nick Bostrom: