Anagathics and Population

[Lycanorukke]

Nyan Aslan, the twenty four hour version. Oh boy, I think I just made myself sick.

Don't worry the Luftwaffe took care of that - Die Nyankatze

The Crazy Newt ringtone and Geonee Gangnam style however....

 

[kilemall]

indeed, if the speed at which dna sequencing has become faster and cheaper is any indication, by techA they should be cheap.

and we've all seen the pictures of genetically-modified glow-in-the-dark mice. if that's possible then lots of other things will be too. 'course, that goes further than mere life extension, all kinds of enhancements would be available.

Hmm, that is something I haven't mentioned for IMTU yet, I have neopets- GM pet species that have been amped up- mostly they can talk.

 

[bromdenlong]

Then there's Heinlein's take..

In the Lazarus Long books, or at least in Time Enough For Love, mention is made of people eventually becoming bored of living, even when physically healthy. People are living for several centuries due to both selective breeding for longevity, and many different treatments and therapies. Lazarus Long is about 2100 years old, but no one else has ever bothered living more than about half that time. They just lose interest in living.

 

[bromdenlong]

Another possibility..

Instead of an ongoing process of delaying the aging process, posit a one-time treatment that stops the aging process permanently, but also results in permanent sterility. I suspect many people would choose to freeze their age at 18 or 20, rather than wait and be creaky and arthritic for a thousand years.

 

[bromdenlong]

Another possibility..

..anagathics could halt the aging process for several decades, but be powerless to extend age much past 120 or 130 years. One could look and feel 18 until one's 125th birthday, and then just drop dead a week later..

 

[Condottiere]

Sterility is not a problem more birth control, since you either freeze eggs and/or sperm, or take a skin sample later and clone the appropriate equipment.