Arman asked Imagine you live in the future and life exp…

really, who would like to live 90% of their life as an elderly, it's already awful enough as it is

luca · 5y

[06-15-19]

What would this look like though?

Many things in life change because of declines in health, fertility, appearance. Would these still happen? Happen slower? or you're "old" for 120 more years? If biology still works the same. Many of these things wouldn't change so dramatically. People would have to work harder to try and get retirement while they could. People only working for 1/4 of their lives would cause problems? Then again, those people could be more valuable? A healthy body might be more valuable than a healthy mind? No, not for most people anyway. Such changes might increase the development of automation.

If biology is tweaked, then things would be way way different. If static, people might live like their 20s and 30s? Relationships might become more tenuous? Granted one might not be able to isolate it from the rest of societal change, but life expectancy has changed. What can be attributed to it?

People might put off having kids until 150. One hopes young enough to see them grow up. More people might not have kids, A sudden change could cause some resource issues. Everything is currently set up for people to die (and stop consuming resources).

People might get more education? People can work for a few decades then get more degrees. People could go through (more) cycles of retirement / school / work?

… all kinds of things / too many ideas.

Reminds me a bit of 'In Time' (2011) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1637688 mostly it's about other stuff, some of it interesting, but they do touch on some relevant ideas.

_ · 5y

I would have been putting more effort into the long, tough road of fixing my severely fucked up self, but I'm finally making progress rn. Eventually, once I got myself fixed, I might try again at a higher education. No marriage, no kids, maybe a relationship once I'm ready for one.

inhahe · 5y

Oh I think I'd need that based on how many mistakes I make lol and also cos I have many sides to me that would lead to different life choices and reinventions if I had the time. I peaked too soon in my life and then my health collapsed. There were times I didn't want another moment never mind 200 years.

Spudella · 5y

How could you retire when the entire society consists merely of elderly people hardly able to walk?

Kate Matsuda · 5y

I'd get educated in all the fields that interest me, and when I get good the rest until my brain locks up to archieve top crystalline intelligence. Then just take a hike until I've seen it all.

#4001 · 5y

I guess everything would be the same.Only difference is investment that I will pick to invest in quieter areas

J1smith · 5y

Presumably you'd probably age in half the time (roughly) someone with a regular lifespan did and health decisions still factored into the aging process, no different.

Although retirement will probably be a challenge. Even now, because of increased life expectancy and low birth rates, tax funded retirement pensions are bankrupting a lot of countries.

Alice 💋 · 5y

First thing that comes to mind for me is unemployment - people will have to stay working another hundred years, which sounds like hell. I will jump out a window, no way I am hanging around that long. Nah that might hurt somebody else, no one deserves my carcass landing on them but you get the idea

Arman · 9 answers · 5y