[Poll] Biological Immortality - yay or nay?

[SvennoJ]

LemonSlice said:

SvennoJ said:

LemonSlice said:
Immortality would be fun for a couple of years, then it would get boring. And considering we already live longer than a couple of years, I consider it pointless.

And completely wrong, of course.

What is this boredom you speak of. I haven't been bored since I was a kid. How can anyone be bored in this day and age.
Unless you replace actual boredom with wanting to do something else than what you currently have to do. Immortality would only give you more time to do the things you want.

The system of people ageing, getting worse at their jobs, then being inactive for upto 30 years, having to grow new people for upto 30 years befor becoming productive, how inefficient is that. With biological immortality everyone could work half the time and still be more productive than we are now as a species.

It's not a system, it's fucking nature. Even if it was inefficient, which it isn't, it is what it is, and allows new people to experience the world through their own eyes. Life wouldn't be complete without the experiences of childhood and old age, both with their own sets of challenges but also unique feelings and perspectives. Immortality is selfish and greedy, and in reality would feel like a living nightmare.

It's also in our nature to prolong life. If it were upto nature we would still be eaten by predators, die of the plague and have an average life span of 30. Childhood could be much longer, you could choose to age if you like that challenge. Why not have the peace of mind of a 70 year old with the strength of a 30 year old.

Selfish and greedy, living nightmare? Or take on a long project and see it flourish.