[extropy-chat] Draft Paper on Boredom and Superlongevity

[Mark Walker]

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From: "giorgio gaviraghi" <giogavir at yahoo.it>

>I believe that the opposite is true.
> Superlongevity will defeat boredom, because will allow
> people to have long range plans, will allow careers
> change, permanent education ,possibility to explore
> new subjects without the costrain of time .
> Our society must understand that superlongevity will
> change completely the education and work market.
> Today we risk to be off the labor market if we are
> over 45, in a new society age must not be a
> discriminating factor as it is today, but must allow
> everybody to have new opportunities independently of
> age.That is the main issue and the main challenge,
> forget the age barrier that today is what leads to
> boredom, desperation and a terrible waste of good
> knowhow and experience.
> Society must overcome the age barrier and accept
> willing people at any age, without any more
> discriminations.
> Giorgio

Your conjecture that superlongevity will overcome boredom I think is 
plausible for some. The elderly now are sometimes marginalized. I heard 
students at my university criticize senior citizens for taking up space in a 
course that would be better given to a younger student. So, I think a least 
some boredom can be attributed to ageism. Whether it would completely 
disappear with superlongevity is another matter.

Regards,

Mark

Dr. Mark Walker
Department of Philosophy
University Hall 310
McMaster University
1280 Main Street West
Hamilton, Ontario, L8S 4K1
Canada