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by sempron64 2039 days ago
The Netflix series Altered Carbon explores the idea of an immortal class. However, I can’t imagine that an advancement so compelling as immortality will not trickle down in some aspect. The majority of the developed world’s middle class benefits from initially complex and expensive technologies such as air travel, cancer treatment, and advanced computing — differences for the ultra-rich are marginal, not absolute.