My impression is that the world is not ready for people to live 200-1,000 years longer. Especially if you consider that a certain percentage of these people will not be healthy for their extended years and will need considerable Government support. Our current society cannot support unhealthy individuals living for hundreds of years. Not to mention the fact that we're running out of room and running out of planetary resources with even our current global population. And we're really not close to spreading out beyond planet Earth. My question... Is this the wrong time to start trying to lengthen our lives?
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My impression is that the world is not ready for people to live 200-1,000 years longer. Especially if you consider that a certain percentage of these people will not be healthy for their extended years and will need considerable Government support. Our current society cannot support unhealthy individuals living for hundreds of years. Not to mention the fact that we're running out of room and running out of planetary resources with even our current global population. And we're really not close to spreading out beyond planet Earth. My question... Is this the wrong time to start trying to lengthen our lives?