Here’s a contrarian opinion on longevity: I think all people should eventually die (rather sooner than later), so humanity can progress faster.

Changing culture is hard, and while technology accelerates change, there are still billions of people chanting religious mantras today. It seems like increasing the lifespan of current generations might be a little premature.

Don’t get me wrong, I see major individual advantages in living longer, but I also see danger in that.

Imagine living in a society where people born into a cultural standard of slavery were still in power and in good health. Even today, we have a ton of strange beliefs in mainstream society - some of these are cultural, coming from religion or “heritage.” Speaking for myself, I surely don’t want us, the “backward savages of the future,” to stick around for longer than necessary to block progress 100 years from now.

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Fascinating perspective! Reminds me of the crypto space, where outdated ideas can hinder progress. A similar argument can be made for outdated blockchain protocols or inefficient consensus mechanisms holding back innovation.