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krisc · 4331 days ago · link · · parent · post: Do you think we'll achieve immortality before the end of this century?
There's a really fun sci-fi novel called The Postmortal by Drew Magary on this exact topic. Well written, and goes from the discovery to the repercussions decades later following one person who gets the "cure." http://www.amazon.com/Postmortal-Novel-Drew-Magary/dp/B007SR... If we do happen to somehow achieve immortality before the end of the century, the glory of it all won't last long. The coming ecological catastrophe that is global climate change will make sure most people won't be sticking around more than they should be. The level of change and cooperation needed to avoid it is impossible if somehow we decide that we deserve to be on earth longer than was ever designed.