Yeah, but the 500s, 600s, 700s, and on and on really sucked for all those Europeans.
Not hardly, If I had lived over 100 yrs ago I wouldn't have lived to be 50 years old. If my aunt would have been born 30 yrs later she would be alive now. Eternal life is right around the corner. Sure, some things are arguably worse but on average we are vastly better off.
My grandfather lived to be 95 years old. His sisters, two of them, lived to be 98. From their 80th year to their deathbeds, quality of life sucked balls. My grandfather for years in his eighties said he wished he'd die.
You don't get it, the same advances that give eternal life will give a healthy life, I don't think I would want to live forever,... but I want the option.
Shit I don't. I want to die at 70. Every 70+ year old I know says everything hurts all the time, and they have less ability to understand the changes to society that they've experienced. Not only that, but 70 years of dealing with people is enough.
didn't really read my post did you? If they make these advances there won't be pain and alzheimers. Damn, I thought I was negative, if you're tired of people why don't you kill yourself now?
Assuming there'll be those things. Chances are, despite not knowing your age, I'll be 70 before you are 50.
I was making the assumption but it doesn't matter you and I won't see it but my kids probably will, I'm over 60 so I'm probably older than you. when you're retired you don't have to deal with people unless you want to. If you are too fragile to deal with people seek help.
There's no retirement for folks my age!! I spend just about all my income on housing, food, and insurance.
I rarely deal with anyone I don't want to, and I live a comfortable retirement. tip, save your money, and live within your means and you can too.
I don't make enough money to save and it's pointless anyway. I don't want to retire. I'll work until age 70 and then blow my brains out.
If I felt like you I would save time and do it now.
Very true. I see it with my kids already. As a parent I have to stay on top of this. Aside from their safety and general well being, encouraging kids to pick up a book, or pick up a guitar, or anything that forces them to use their brain has to be a priority. It's so easy to let them fiddle with computers, phones, tablets, etc. Our schools even asign a laptop and/or tablet to every student. I really worry about what you're touching on here, and the consequences of it down the line...
I'm a born optimist; we are wired to be.
I highly recommend you get a copy of Collapse, by Dr Jared Diamond. He's also the author of the highly acclaimed Guns, Germs & Steel, also recommended, which in fact serves well as a primer for Collapse.
Yellowstone could erupt tomorrow, we could get hit by an asteroid. There are countless ways for society to be destroyed. Don't worry about what you have no control over.
Read the book. You'll find that precious few of the examples listed failed through no fault of their own.
What "planning" you gonna do for yellowstone? Asteroid interception? good luck with that.
Where does it start?
