I will worry about it when we get there.
15-25 years is a naively optimistic prognosis - even if we're only talking about the rich elites attaining any form of "immortality" through technology. It's not like right now rich people live drastically longer lives. We're nowhere near solving some of the biggest problems of prolonged life - like cancers. We can not predict what other unexpected obstacles scientists may still encounter. And it's not unthinkable that some of those obstacles may be impossible to overcome.
People have been talking about flying cars and personal jet-packs since the 1950's. That seems like much simpler technology, with a popular appeal, and yet we're still stuck in traffic.
15-25 years is a naively optimistic prognosis - even if we're only talking about the rich elites attaining any form of "immortality" through technology. It's not like right now rich people live drastically longer lives. We're nowhere near solving some of the biggest problems of prolonged life - like cancers. We can not predict what other unexpected obstacles scientists may still encounter. And it's not unthinkable that some of those obstacles may be impossible to overcome.
People have been talking about flying cars and personal jet-packs since the 1950's. That seems like much simpler technology, with a popular appeal, and yet we're still stuck in traffic.
"The fact that a believer is happier than a skeptic is no more to the point than the fact that a drunken man is happier than a sober one." - George Bernard Shaw
