[ExI] Politics of Radical Life Extension / Indefinite Lifespans

[John Clark]

On Sat, Aug 11, 2018 at 3:26 PM, John Tracy Cunningham <johntc at gmail.com>
wrote:

*>Should substantial healthy life extension become available, I would
> certainly try to obtain the treatment(s) for myself and my wife at a
> minimum.If I live quite a bit longer than expected (which I expect to
> happen), and many of my peers do the same, this will throw the allocated
> budget into a cocked hat.*


I don't think you need to worry about that very much. If life extension
technology has advanced that much then other areas will have advanced too
and improvements in technology has already made us richer. Since 1984 the
manufacturing sector in the USA produces twice as much stuff as it did then
with only 2/3 as many people. And even that statistic understates the true
situation, a 2018 PC is vastly superior to a 1984 PC which was more
expensive, and you couldn't get even a bad iPhone in 1984 at any price.

John K Clark
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