Message from @Maxthx
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oh gawd where to begin...
well with nanotech the threat of a grey goo scenario is pretty important
eventually it'll happen and people will think of 500 year lifespans as the norm. its only a question of when, IMO
which is a scenario where a runaway nanotechnology rapidly expands without proper parameters
ecological devastation
im familiar. i dont think its likely
expanding the lifespan of individuals is also a huge potential problem
for example unless its rolled out universally, who receives the treatments?
the rich live forever and the poor die younger and younger?
the inequality gap expanding
longer lifespans means more pressure on resources
and we are already living in a situation where a number of resources are critically over stressed
i dont buy the first one, the inequality gap, maybe in the beginning but why not say that for anything? cars, computers, hopsitals...its just like talking another leap forward
for resources, two things- longer lives in youth mean bigger percentage of the lifespan working, rather than 40% being childhood and retirement
and better technology would allow new things, such as floating farms, or farms in the desert in glass towers
think we are focusing on the wrong resources here
which do youmean?
well depends on which you want to talk about
how about sand
80% of modern large scale construction techniques rely on concrete
which is becoming more and more scarce
for a good time google Sand Piracy in India
we'd have better tech. polycarbonites, etc. reliance on concrete would be obsolete
same with electronics
maybe
but betting on technology to solve all problems is not a reliable planning method
some techs might not pan out
others might not be widely reproducable
i think life extension will be like flying; once unimaginable and seen as impossible, but one day normal and people cant imagine not having it
maybe 30 years, maybe 150, but IMO its inevitable
its still the problem of accessibility
even today... there are billions of people without access to vaccinations
whatever populations get the life extension will gain prominence over those that don't
which will amount to second degree genocide
the drug companies that have developed cancer treatments are currently asking mark-up prices up to and including 500% above cost
sometimes higher
but why would it happen that way? it cvould have the opposite effect. it would be something widepsread. what you're saying might happen in the beginning, but if transhumanism was a big enough political/social movement, it would eventually have enough government influence
if they are the ones that develop this tech, whats to stop them from charging millions per treatment
then its the rich living forever
im talking about transhumanism as a larger political movement, one that would have actual government power.