also if the current rich people are any indication they will refuse to learn anything in all of that time and make the world run on assumptions that are not only long disproved but weren't even taken seriously now
Wisdom doesn't come from age, it comes from living an examined life - taking/seeking knowledge from your own experiences and others. Which sounds simple, something that every human likely does, but that is not the case.
With enough money/power one can delusionally assert their will on others/world until they run out of money - or life.
"To Thine Own Self Be True" from Polonius's speech in Hamlet is a good line on living the examined life, but the rest of the speech has some bangers as well.
We are manifesting our nightmares onto the world. When capitalism first emerged we created vampires to project our lived horror onto, as symbols of capital. Now the capitalists are just willingly turning themselves into vampires, injecting themselves with blood to extend their lives.
is that ever really gonna happen though? it seems more likely it's impossible for our time and it's driving the existential anxiety of our octogenarian billionaires
Humans are getting really, really good at computational chemistry and all life is about balancing a system of chemical equilibria. So maybe?
Computationally, we might be close. Practically, probably going to be awhile. There are aspects common to all life about the molecular machinery of DNA/RNA/protein synthesis that biology still does not have good models for yet . Without accurate models of the entire human proteome engineering to significantly reverse or delay aging is next to impossible - it would be shooting largely in the dark.
There were many novels, comic books, TV shows, radio programs, and movies before humans actually had the Apollo program to the Moon. 100's of years of them. No idea where we are on that time scale now. We could be in the 1950's during the Space Race or we could be in the 1850's before even planes were invented, and gliders were the highest technology of the time.
You're not going to have a 200 year old trillionare, because a lot of this shit is vaporware.
You're going to have a 200 year old chatbot that was originally conceived to evade inheritance taxes but now exists as a religious icon. It will publish mangled sequels to Rich Dad Poor Dad and auto-populate reactionary SCOTUS decisions, while an army of Chud cops bash your face in for bad mouthing it on the holonet.
Life extension technology is when capitalism's execesses will finally dawn on most people. Having 200 year old trillionaires is going to be a hoot.
also if the current rich people are any indication they will refuse to learn anything in all of that time and make the world run on assumptions that are not only long disproved but weren't even taken seriously now
Wisdom doesn't come from age, it comes from living an examined life - taking/seeking knowledge from your own experiences and others. Which sounds simple, something that every human likely does, but that is not the case.
With enough money/power one can delusionally assert their will on others/world until they run out of money - or life.
"To Thine Own Self Be True" from Polonius's speech in Hamlet is a good line on living the examined life, but the rest of the speech has some bangers as well.
https://nosweatshakespeare.com/quotes/famous/to-thine-own-self-be-true/
Polonius also taught me that mobled is good
We are manifesting our nightmares onto the world. When capitalism first emerged we created vampires to project our lived horror onto, as symbols of capital. Now the capitalists are just willingly turning themselves into vampires, injecting themselves with blood to extend their lives.
At least they still bleed.
Once billionaires merge with machines we are going to have problems.
They'll eat the core of planets like Galactus. Aliens will nuke our solar system, which will probably be for the best.
Hey, that's a plot point in my sci fi book!
is that ever really gonna happen though? it seems more likely it's impossible for our time and it's driving the existential anxiety of our octogenarian billionaires
Humans are getting really, really good at computational chemistry and all life is about balancing a system of chemical equilibria. So maybe?
Computationally, we might be close. Practically, probably going to be awhile. There are aspects common to all life about the molecular machinery of DNA/RNA/protein synthesis that biology still does not have good models for yet . Without accurate models of the entire human proteome engineering to significantly reverse or delay aging is next to impossible - it would be shooting largely in the dark.
There were many novels, comic books, TV shows, radio programs, and movies before humans actually had the Apollo program to the Moon. 100's of years of them. No idea where we are on that time scale now. We could be in the 1950's during the Space Race or we could be in the 1850's before even planes were invented, and gliders were the highest technology of the time.
thank you for this informative response. I honestly had no idea about most of this
You're not going to have a 200 year old trillionare, because a lot of this shit is vaporware.
You're going to have a 200 year old chatbot that was originally conceived to evade inheritance taxes but now exists as a religious icon. It will publish mangled sequels to Rich Dad Poor Dad and auto-populate reactionary SCOTUS decisions, while an army of Chud cops bash your face in for bad mouthing it on the holonet.