[cheschire]

The dystopian take on this being that longevity will always be gated, limiting it to the wealthy. They would continue to externalize the actions as being the result of lesser people.

The way the wealthy will take responsibility is by taking up the mantle of human zookeeper, restricting lesser people's locations and movements. Just look at where the toll roads are near you, it's already happening.

Then the negative actions necessary to create personal benefit will be limited to the areas of the lesser people. After you find the toll roads, look for the power plants and factories in your area.

There's a reason we keep coming back to fiction that elevates the obscenely wealthy as being beyond the law, beyond the control of governments, and eventually physically beyond the world in floating cities.

It's a small solace that rich people continue to die within the same age range as poor people. I hope I don't live long enough to witness longevity being solved for the 1% only.

edit: changed "gated behind price" to just "gated" since gatekeeping comes in many forms.

[kiba]

There's a reason we keep coming back to fiction that elevates the obscenely wealthy as being beyond the law, beyond the control of governments, and eventually physically beyond the world in floating cities.

There's a reason for that. It makes for entertaining fiction. Why would anyone reads utopian novels anyway? They're boring.

It's also a not a good idea to base your model of society on fiction. Fiction is not evidence for anything.

[cheschire]

Fiction is evidence for trends in cultural thought. I did not say the wealthy will live in the clouds one day in the far future, I implied here and now we as a society produce fiction that dreams that this will be the future. It's indicative of how a subset of people around you actually feel based on their real world experiences.

[hungryforcodes]

Ok. But why would mass production of longevity treatment not be affordable. Maybe you live in the US -- this is pretty much the only place where the price of medicine and medical treatment is obscene.

If longevity comes -- it will be affordable for $1000 once a year for as long as you like in some other part of the world. Or if you live in any other Western country, part of your universal medical plan.

[cheschire]

Thanks, I updated my post. Gatekeeping comes in many forms, not just price.

[hungryforcodes]

OK! Alot of your other points I agree with actually :)