[ExI] Population growth & Life-Extension

[Brent Allsop]

Hell Yes, I agree with your hell no.
We've got to fill the galaxy.  Consciously wake it all up.  That takes a
LOT of kids, right?


On Fri, Aug 27, 2021 at 10:38 AM Adrian Tymes via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> On Fri, Aug 27, 2021 at 9:26 AM Ben Zaiboc via extropy-chat <
> extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>
>> On 27/08/2021 17:02, Adrian Tymes wrote:
>>
>> On Fri, Aug 27, 2021 at 2:25 AM Ben Zaiboc via extropy-chat <
>> extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Graph showing effect of life-extension on population growth:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> This assumes that extreme longevity will reduce the desire to have
>>> children, which seems a reasonable assumption, given the usual real reason
>>> for having kids (to look after you in your dotage). Note the extreme
>>> difference between having an average of 2.5 kids and 2. Note also that 2
>>> kids per couple is no longer 'replacement rate', as there is no death. Of
>>> course there still would be, but from accidents etc., not from ageing.
>>>
>> True, the usual reason would go away - but with no death, people with
>> other reasons would have a lot longer to have and raise kids.
>>
>>
>> Ok. So how much would that affect things? Would it negate the benefits of
>> life-extension?
>>
>> I realise we don't know the answer to that, but is it a reason to say
>> "No, let's not bother with life-extension, it won't help"?
>>
> Hell no.  Again I say: continued population growth is a net benefit.  Yes
> it has problems, but those are outweighed by the advantages.  If we can
> have life extension AND population growth, so much the better!
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