[libertine]

>If offered a pill to be restored to youthful longevity in that moment

The only enticing thing of that pill would be if you'd retain all your memories and material possessions, because let's say you had to compromise that:

- You get a pill but your memory will be wiped;

- The cost of the pill would be so high you'd lose all your material possessions;

What would be the difference between that and dying?

[buran77]

People would still take the deal because it gives them the hope that they can somehow avoid the biggest, most unavoidable, irreversible unknown: death.

And for a billionaire the second choice is a no-brainer. They lose all the material possessions but still have all the knowledge, experiences and relationships that would allow them to easily get back in the saddle.

On the other hand for a person living day-to-day trying to make ends meet the idea of "enjoying" some more years of the same may not be as thrilling as it is for a millionaire. Sure, nobody wants to die, leave family and loved ones but at some point they may want an out. Some lives are hard or become unpleasant enough to feel like a never ending punishment, like extending a life sentence in prison.

[libertine]

You've said it all man.

The value of life seems to only be worth if you've got enough material possessions - else, it's a prison.

How messed up is that?

How fucked up are we that this is even a discussion without the prior discussion about the value of life to begin with.

So, this would only make sense if after you take the pill, your memory is wiped and you're given a random geographical location on earth.

Would be fun to see a billionaire having to make it somewhere in the horn of Africa.

[FooBarBizBazz]

> Would be fun to see a billionaire having to make it somewhere in the horn of Africa.

"Naked and Afraid 2: Bezos in Somalia."

People would love that. It'd be like Black Mirror S02E05, White Bear.

Cable news outlets would have to air live human sacrifice just to keep up.

Anderson Cooper reluctantly lifts the obsidian blade. He looks distraught. "Do we really have to do this, guys?" From Erin Burnett, he hears a bene gesserit voice of outrage and command. Down plunges the knife. Mixed with the blood, tears stream down Anderson's face.

(On Fox, Tucker Carlson has a pro wrestler do it for him, and they just Photoshop his face on.)

You flip the channel.

Jeff Bezos has somehow acquired a bandolier, and is wearing the pelt of a human being.

"Damn."