I tend to think that if technology solves the aging problem that in
itself will solve a lot of other problems. We would of course have to
have a sustainable economy recycling and using only the energy of the
sun (in its various forms) and we would of course have to be sure
everyone is part of the package, not just the wealthy. I tend to think
we are making good progress if you look at the statistics around the
world, but have a way to go.
We will never live forever -- just indefinitely. That, I have to keep repeating, since it doesn't seem to sink in.
There is a more serious danger I might predict if death from aging were
to stop. We would still be exposed to accidents, and there is a set of
personality traits that make one more likely to die accidentally -- the
thrill of taking risks, criminality, immediate gratification, and so
on. These people would selectively die out more than those who are more
conservative -- leading over a few thousand years to an extremely
conservative, risk-averse population. This does not sound good.
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