Is it worth living forever if *everyone* does?

[muriel_volestrangler]

15. I see no reason to believe that AI will significantly extend human life in the next decade, even for the ultra-rich

It takes a decade for any big medical advance to get from "hey, we know how to do it in theory" to "we're doing it in real life". And we currently don't have the faintest idea how to do it in theory.

We don't have any indication that AI will become more intelligent than the best humans in the next decade either.

If or when it does eventually does (and I concede that the rich fuckers would love to pour their billions into extending their lives, rather than, say, solving the energy needs of the world (eg fusion), global warming, poverty, etc.), then yes, it'll be the worst people in the world who get it first, rather than you or me. And even if we get it, it won't be "everyone" - they'll never allow the world's poor to get it.

And that's because the environmental implications of "everyone" living "forever" would be truly appalling.