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I've always loved sci-fi and also scientific debate about how to find, for lack of a better explanation, immortality, or at least the ability to live much longer, even as long as you'd like until you decide to just "pull the plug" so to speak.
So, how long would you live if you could be relatively not too old, say mid-60s at oldest, and in relatively good health, maybe some health issues, but nothing debilitating? If an affordable and safe therapy/medication was made available to you in your older years, would you risk it, give it a try?
I would, as long as I wasn't too debilitated from both aging and illness. I'm in middle age, and I feel as though I'm just figuring out who I am, what I think vs. what I was taught to think, comfortable in my own skin, more interested in events/ people/ issues than I've ever been. Ironically I'm finally coming alive at a time in life when my body is deteriorating. I have no desire to look like a kid of 20, but if I could halt aging or greatly slow it down, I definitely would.
I'd like to live 500 years more. I think a lot of interesting things are going to happen in the next 500 years and I'd like to see it/be involved with it.
As long as I was in good shape physically and mentally and as long as I was still surrounded by my loved ones - I wouldn't mind living as long as possible. However, I'm not sure I would like to live for 500 years or anything. I'm starting to get confused by all the new technology that comes out now - and I'm only in my 30's! While it would be neat to see how everything progresses over time - it might just end up being scary and overwhelming!
As the scenario seems to indicate you stay in health of mind and body throughout what years you pick I'll say 250 years. Maybe a maximum of 800, but after that I think things might get monotonous or overly confusing. (Like the OP I've read a fair amount of science fiction) Although I'm a history buff so just being propped up somewhere telling the young that I remember "when computers were the size of your head, back then no one injected them into their retinas" might be fun.
This plus Tkramar. Are we having a clinical depression problem
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