[extropy-chat] Boredom in old age

[Giu1i0 Pri5c0]

I think when the physical problems of old age (including hormonal and neurochemical changes) are solved, the rest will follow. There is no reason why you cannot keep a fresh and interested outlook on life while gaining experience. Many people in their 70s would be happy to do sometimes the same stupid things they did in their teens. The bad side of aging is a phisical thing.

> As the human race becomes longer-lived they will face two problems. The
> obvious one is keeping themselves in good physical health. There is a
> vast field of medical research that is required for life-extension.
> 
> The more subtle problem will be mental. The young researchers cannot
> appreciate that their fresh, inquiring minds could ever change. But they
> will. Every experience that is assimilated will change them, until after
> 60 or 70 years they will be very different. All the exciting dramas of
> youth will become less important. An older person will be more likely to
> respond with 'Jeez, not that again!'.