[pirate787]

I think this is extraordinarily pessimistic and Malthusian. These problems are easily solved and the benefit of having all this human wisdom around would help solve them. Indeed the most advanced populations in the West and Asia are already in decline.

[NegativeLatency]

Regardless of if the problems should/could be solved it seems like people will continue to work towards living forever. It just seems like enough humans share the desire to make it happen eventually.

And after all, wouldn't you like to keep your pet alive for a bit longer too?

[stephc_int13]

Strangely enough, the desire to live forever is shared by many, but the actual research has been rather anemic compared to almost everything else.

Nothing close to the collective effort deployed for the Apollo program or the Manhattan project.

I think that we're simply collectively skeptical about the outcome, seems too far off, too big of a moonshot, and also the fear of death is pushing us to rationalize the situation and find solace in the status quo. (death is part of life, this is natural, god's plan or even that life would be boring without death...)

[dumpsterdiver]

> Indeed the most advanced populations in the West and Asia are already in decline.

Right, but they haven't defeated aging yet, like we're talking about.