Panacea is Coming: 7 Lifestyles for Longevity Escape Velocity

[@___________________6878]

If someone ten - or even five - years ago said to me we actually might manage to defeat aging before the end of the century, I would have laughed at them. Look at me now, made into a massive fool by world in less than a decade, and being glad for it. What a time to be alive.

[@whoaitstiger]

I'm 35. Almost exactly ten years ago was when I fully bought into the LEV hype train. It was Aubrey that made me realise how close we actually were.

[@patrickjreid]

When I was a kid I didn't think cds would replace cassettes... once I realized I wrong I decided to never make an assumption of tech not advancing ever again.

[@whoaitstiger]

@@geordi-gabrielrenauddumoul449 What's wrong with getting our hopes up? I can handle being disappointed, I'm a big boy.

[@whoaitstiger]

@@julius43461 Personally I don't see accepting mortality and reversing aging as mutually exclusive. I have done a fair bit of DMT and I'm pretty excited to find out what happens after death, but definitely nervous too because it's unknown. I just think it would be fun to live a lot longer first.

[@whoaitstiger]

@@julius43461 Exactly yeah. As Terrance McKenna said, the idea of living as long as I want appeals to me, however if we don't die I'm worried we might be missing the entire point.

[@markinfranco5184]

The wildest thing to me is that this isnt science fiction anymore

[@unkind6070]

It's not 😊

[@peterclarke3020]

Well, it’s not reality yet - so by definition it’s still science fiction - but clearly we are getting at least a bit closer. As per usual, they over estimate it.

[@jonathanlindsey8864]

​@@exmodule6323To the exent that we don't know if the mind or brain is finite / has a upper bound no matter what you do. If it's possible to replace the brain over time with silicon, then there may never be an uperbound till the mind is ready for it's final sleep. But even then... life expectancy has on a ramp up, (potentially exponential) in the 1800s, it's werid to live past 35. Now, people arn't having kids till they are in their 30s.

[@markinfranco5184]

Heat death of the universe might get us lol @@exmodule6323

[@RuckFussia]

@@exmodule6323 Nope, it's just a matter of when, not if.

[@leapmind]

I'm always surprised that people don't seem to consider artificial wombs as a solution to the population problem. Plenty of genetic materials are available 😊

[@jonathanlindsey8864]

Some ethical problems behind that one...

[@theWACKIIRAQI]

@@jonathanlindsey8864meh. China and Japan don’t care. If it’s doable, they’ll do it.

[@jonathanlindsey8864]

@@theWACKIIRAQI China maybe because of their state 'ban' / control on religion and culture. Japanese culture on the other hand is much different. Motherless babies would be a cultural shock in Japan and Korea. It would really be a problem. They would move more towards meda humans and robot servants. Technology has always been nearly worshiped, but the health of the *family* is ingrained in the culture. If you have not visited Japan I *strongly* recommend it!

[@storkyfallout6516]

I'd prefer full bio robotics at that point. Why raise a kid alone when you can make the perfect spouse. And trusting any form of government no matter the era or tech is a folly. Hmmmmm more arms and digitigrade from the thighs down.

[@hhhhhh9792]

Of course the kids would still have a mother, only gestation and birth would be outsourced to the artificial womb and everything else would be the same.

[@willbrand77]

I want to combine all of these together! I just couldn't imagine have none of any of them. I thought of one more ... The scholar lifestyle - either researching for personal growth or into a rare niche field

[@viracocha2021]

Normal european cities have all of these and more: Green parks + neighborhoods with a lot of families + the center with a lot of party + etc

[@WakingUniverseTV]

Imagine how differently people would look at protecting our biosphere if they realized they could be immortal, and would have to deal with the long term consequences of their own pollution and waste.

[@mikairu2944]

yeah, gotta push the topic

[@JuanEnriqueFloresJr]

Yep. Agreed.

[@jonathanlucas3604]

Your videos always give feasts for thought; 32 comments at 800 views is an insane amount of engagement. I always watch them as soon as I can.

[@someguycalledcerberus9805]

As an incredibly lonely guy in his 30ies, who accepted he'll never get a girlfriend, there are two reasons I am really excited for AI: 1) The possibility of AI girlfriends 2) AI assisted research into age-reversal. This will give me a second chance by allowing me to look young (and so attractive) again, thus improving my chances of attracting a mate, while also making older women look younger (and so more attractive), improving my chances of finding someone attractive. Yes, it's base, and you can point and laugh, but soul-crushing loneliness is my primary concern, and I will take anything that can solve it.

[@stefankuhn1781]

I am with you bro. The beautiful thing about the future promise of AI is that - for me - it affects how i live in the present. I used to live without hope and a perpetual feeling of "why bother". Now i take better care of myself, do exercise , educate myself about AI and other things. In general I invest in myself. Because now there is a light at the end of the tunnel.

[@jonathanmelhuish4530]

My experience (as a man) is that I become more attractive as I age, not less. Maybe try therapy before age reversal?

[@awesomebearaudiobooks]

If you are in your 30s, you are still quite attractive most likely. I would suggest learning a foreign language and going to another country so that it would be easier to meet new people (people, and especially girls, are usually extremely excited about foreigners, be you an American living in Brazil or a German living in Russia, or an African living in China, you get the point...)

[@someguycalledcerberus9805]

@@awesomebearaudiobooks Haha, thanks, that's very nice of you! I do speak several languages, though I'm not big on travelling, and I think uprooting yourself and moving countries is as about as likely to leave you more isolated in a foreign place, as it is to help you find someone. In any case, and to keep to the topic of the video, I think many men will relate to being in their thirties and forties but still being attracted to girls in their teens and early twenties (who reciprocate less and less). And of course older women can also relate to this a lot, as they see men their own age not being interested in them. At some point we all start losing our looks. So age reversal will really be helpful in the dating scene. Or even in relationships: who wouldn't want their partner to stay hot and who wouldn't want to stay hot for their partner? There's a reason the beauty and supplement industry as huge as it is.

[@bazookaman1353]

​@@awesomebearaudiobooksPassport broing is mostly a fantasy. You get less competition to start but maintenance is still hell. And do not mention Brazil. Brazil has false-allegation laws that put the North to shame.

[@Kay-yu2zd]

I hope I don't die before we cross the finish line

[@vanarqwq3660]

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[@JuanEnriqueFloresJr]

Same here. I’m luckily only 18 now so I like my chances. I just hope that my loved ones make it too. That would be amazing.

[@hanskarlsson3778]

I believe i already live like some will on a future with long lives. Moved to Japan, everyday is like traveling but without moving. Started VR company, , mentally teleport anywhere i want anytime. Live in a country town, i can still be a hobit while being mentally mobike. Live in a community, our company members all live in the same house. Enjoying partying, the town has many good pubs and food is fantastic. Took me 64 years to realise this so hope medicine development will start speeding up soon :)

[@lilchef2930]

Think we’ll make it to escape velocity?

[@Tsinibor]

If I had indefinite lifespan, I'd be something between the spiritual ruralite and master craftsman archetypes you described. I'd dedicate myself to art.

[@keithhunt5328]

I wanna learn music and visual arts.

[@jimj2683]

I want to do everything!

[@scrapbookstudios9871]

I'm so excited for this future, and while I'm trying to keep my expectations in check and stay wary when it comes to the dystopian possibilities, I also just can't really fathom how the world won't be completely sci-fi in even just a few decades from now. With that said, I'm a storyteller/artist and a gamer above all else, and I just cannot wait for the combination of VR and AI to get to a point that I can basically live in my own virtual world, with an Ai assistant who can literally give me the tools and help needed to create anything I could possibly imagine and more. Like imagine building your dream house from the ground up - every detail perfectly planned out - or recreating your favourite childhood home that you thought you'd never see again, or even just telling the AI to create an entire immersive game based on a specific set of criteria, and then getting to experience it in ultra-real VR. You could even recreate your favourite game or movie and take the place of one of the characters! The possibilities are virtually endless and it would be so fulfilling.

[@stancarmen3369]

I'll definitely go for the hobbit route. I look forward to be able to "waste time" without feeling bad about it. Just chillin forever.

[@TheREAL.BrandOnShow]

Thanks David for all the new Videos!

[@marklambert8045]

Thanks for the summary David - Very exciting times - I would definitely do a combination - travelling, gaming, learning as much as I could over time. Then, much further long term, assuming we have sufficient technological advances - taking that travelling to the next level with interstellar planet hopping, space stations, new worlds... :)

[@unisapien1631]

You missed a big one- frequency treatments are a true panacea. I am currently cancelling my lifetime infection with Staphallococus epidermidis using a rife frequency machine. I’m not surprised cause I’ve been expecting longevity escape velocity, but I’m just thrilled and blessed to be already experiencing it. You don’t know what it can mean to a person to be freed from a lifetime of degenerative disease (that almost killed me). it’s like almost like heaven on earth. and the machine was only $500

[@tylerasmith52]

I want to live in some combo of Bilbo Baggins life + social commune but with a major focus on fitness. If I could have an amazing outdoor gym in the sun and just workout for 8 hours a day I absolutely would!

[@jasonmurphy1499]

"I'm a terrible dancer, so didn't do that again!" - very funny comment by David!

[@MilanyAece]

...but if you have ~infinite lifespan, maybe you'll have time to become an expert ;-)

[@dantekruz3975]

I'd personally love to become a hermit for a decade or so and just take the time to find some peace, enjoy the fresh air and a slow, quiet life for a while. Afterwards maybe I might want to party hard for a while before going back to my quiet hermit life, or joining a commune or natal pod and having kids lol. While watching this I had this idea that if strict regulations aren't imposed on population control like they were in that one episode of Love Death + Robots, people may actually opt to have a certain number of kids but at very long intervals of time (since there's no rush), like say having kids and raising them every few centuries. So say they may want to have 2 or 3 kids every 100 or 200 years, raising them, nurturing them and when the kids are old enough they either leave or remain with the family unit and may also choose a similar cycle for having children of their own should they want any.

[@tyrael2610]

I would love to live in the social communes model, it would be amazing.

[@kjmorley]

I’m fulfilling my world travelling dream now, but would definitely give “gentleman farmer” a go… at least for a while, with a brand spanking new 30-year-old body. 🤣🤣

[@lilchef2930]

I’d travel every inch of the globe, have many wives, own several businesses, party and also live in the country

[@TheJanny]

Not sure if I'd want to be immortal, but if we can somehow change the state of the planet for good within my life time, however that may be achieved, then I wouldn't mind humoring the idea of sticking around a tad longer to see things through. Being a rural hermit would be my ideal life. Making art, films, and videogames while catching up on all the books I want to read would be the life I'd strive for. But I'd also indulge in a bit of everything you listed.

[@mnrvaprjct]

I aim to live like a member of The Culture, cheers to that.

[@tsvgoali8843]

One of your best videos to this day. You've overlooked a really important point at least for me in sports. 1. Not only can one play certain kinds of sports for a very long time without getting replaced by younger athletes but one master many different kinds of sport, achieve godlike physiques and physical abilities. 2. Traditional sports won't die as fast or will even rise in members. 3. Stars like Christiano Ronaldo or Tom Brady will have the opportunity to play as long as they want or as long as there are no real better players (not due to age driven fall downs) And probably many more social developements

[@INFP-Insights]

Wonderful overview - clear, concise, and comprehensive. In answer to the question, I see myself as a "hybrid lifestyler" with a hobbit-like home base and a penchant for global travel that includes yearly tastings of all of the lifestyles covered in the presentation. I might even write about my adventures and become an influencer of sorts 🙂

[@SteveBMayer]

I'm looking forward to augmenting my brain, and exploring space.

[@TrevyBurgess]

My ideal future is owning a Star Trek starship complete with holodeck and replicators, exploring the world, doing creative physical and mental work, and playing games with friends in both real and virtual realities.

[@Jumpyfoot]

I should set a reminder to come back to this video in five years to see if the presenter was on to something or if this is just a pleasant daydream. 🙂

[@hal4k]

I think you were pretty spot on on the different life scenarios, although I do think people will drift among different life styles according to whatever life phases we might go through, one scenario I would had would be the explorer, just like your globalthrotter, but on much larger scope, I mean exploring another planets and solar systems.

[@Dan-oj4iq]

Re: Hospital Collapse and time. I was admitted into the hospital when I had my tonsils out and then the next time, I had to go to a hospital was due to a car accident.... seventy one years later. So, I see your point about collapsing.

[@jonathanmelhuish4530]

I'm already moving between urban socialite and rural commune, thanks to remote work. I'm not sure AI will necessarily change the labour market as dramatically as you think; in the industrial revolution they also thought we'd soon be living a life of leisure but instead the economy invented new jobs. Unless we change our mentality, I think that the same will happen again.

[@barzinlotfabadi]

I certainly hope a panacea is coming, I need it :S

[@ct5471]

There are in my mind two definitions of LEV, when I hear Kurzweil and Aubrey de Grey talking about it, the statistical one (life expectancy grows by more than a year per year that passes) and the one in which we not only life longer, but periodically rejuvenate ourselves (so like LEV as a consequence of everlasting youth). de Grey once said I think it reasonably to suppose that one could oscillate between biologically 20 and biologically 25 indefinitely. When do you think we will reach this point, when we can be biologically 20 or 25 independently of how long ago we were born?

[@internallyinteral]

These are all cool but gotta remember if we dont fix the problems on hand we wont live to see this come to fruition

[@DaveShap]

That's why I make my videos. Build consensus, motivate people

[@537monster]

One thing that does scare me about longevity is one kind of disturbing idea… eternal soldiers. People who’ve pledged eternal service to their nation, and spend centuries perfecting the art of fighting and killing in conflict. Just because people are immortal, doesn’t mean they are any less corrupt or power hungry, and war almost certainly will still exist. These people, over time, would be psychopathic killing machines. Centuries of ending peoples lives would leave them completely desensitized to murder and violence, and they’d likely dehumanize the people they kill. Either that, or they’ll delude themselves into thinking they are providing a service. Culling the population. Making sure that some people still die and that we don’t reach a point where earth can’t sustain humanity. In a post labor world, people will naturally seek out competition and conflict. Politicians will always seek to garner more power, and in a world where power will likely be where they find status and meaning, that urge will only become more intense. Meaning I believe over time they will almost certainly be willing to send others to kill in their name.

[@shamicentertainment1262]

all of them sound pretty cool. I mean, i'd probably go with the more rural, natural settings. but then go nuts every once in a while with the gaming and city life

[@theblockengineers5525]

Who ever sees this comment please share the video as much as you can. The future is in yourselves and I others hands.

[@mcrane2653]

What about the people that choose to spread out among the stars

[@lilchef2930]

Infinite space to conquer right?

[@aryannaidu5966]

Resveratrol is awesome

[@reeserichardson8377]

You used some words I don't know because I went to public school, but sounds cool.

[@brittneymeyst9903]

not trying to be a debbie-downer here, but why doesnt anyone seem to consider that eternal life might be a terrible idea? i would actually argue that what gives life meaning is its inherent finitude. the law of diminishing returns applies everything. the first piece of pie is always better than any which follow. in a world of eternal life everyone will eventually die of boredom.

[@danielthunder9876]

I think there could be a future for suburbs in a way. I can imagine urban sprawl will increase due to no need to go to a city centre for work. But I like living in a suburb because you get a good mix of space and location to people you know. The city also has recreational facilities for things like sports and entertainment, transport for travel. It is like a mix of most of the other options.

[@levibruner617]

I beg anybody that sees this please share the video as much as you can.

[@augustus4832]

We should definitely also keep in mind that the wild west age of AI also means bad actors creating plenty of harmful agents.

[@MilanyAece]

Social commune first, I think. Maybe a little bit of hobbit interspliced with travel & gaming. Master craftsperson: in college I originally wanted to be an architect! Imagine if I had AI to help me develop sustainable smart cities for eveybody! Or become an ecologist, use AI to "talk to animals", listen to the natural world, and create amazing eco-tourism opportunies for everybody. Study psychology and cognition, to help myself and others achieve peak states of bliss, calm, or whatever. Read all the books on my Goodreads to-read list (currently ~5k). When I was young, I dreamed of being a singer, dancer, and writer. I could master all of them! Maybe at some point all of those experiences would change me enough that I would be interested in trying something totally different that I was never interested in before... sports? With transhumanism augmentation maybe if I got bored could try being a man? Or a bat? A swarm? Endless possibilities really. If you can theoretically live forever I don't see why polyamory wouldn't become more mainstream. Sure you might want to be committed to a "nuclear family" to raise a few kids for several decades, but eventually probably both partners would want to meet other people and try new relationships. So, eventually, yeah try more relationships.

[@lilchef2930]

How confident are you these predictions will come true? I’m kinda hoping our generation gets this technology

[@MilanyAece]

@@lilchef2930 I wasn't making predictions. I don't know the future. But I am hoping not only for amazing technology, but for it to be used in ways that improves everybody's lives. That last part too often gets skipped and the focus becomes just: make it profitable.

[@lilchef2930]

@@MilanyAece yea human greed but it’s an incentive to have a healthy long lived population

[@BlessingsfromBridget]

Will hospitals be even used for birth anymore? Most babies may be born in artificial wombs and be genetic engineered. Could carrying a baby even become illegal? Having a baby carried by a human mother may be considered unethical since the mother could subject a fetus to undeal environments: bad food or medicine or even stress could affect the fetus and an artificial womb is safer. An unplanned fetus may be removed from the mom and carried in an artificial womb. This might be considered unethical since the babies will not have been genetically engineered so have an unfair disadvantage.

[@ReidKimball]

I don't believe we should be automating jobs until we restructure power and society to create new support systems for people. We also need to solve wealth distribution so that it is more equitable and in place to support people. Otherwise, there will be massive pain as people are phased out of jobs without the support they need.

[@ReidKimball]

we also need to make sure the internet itself is treated as a public good and is free to access in order for AI to be a public good and easily accessible for everyday people to use. At least in the US, the internet is way too expensive and not as fast as in other countries.

[@DaveShap]

I agree with you in principle, but skepticism, friction, and resistance in government and society will prevent action until there's pain.

[@victormutunga2944]

Hospitals may end up being really specialised clinics, kinda like gyms, for specific health related services

[@thetruthproject9642]

Living in an autonomous community, 4-5 Generations under the roof and plenty of friends for children to play with - combining old school virtues with high end technology sounds exciting. Let´s not get ahead of ourselves and remain within reasonable dynamics (population, environment, evolution)

[@martinharris5592]

I want to live in an O'Neill cylinder, of my own making.

[@hhhhhh9792]

Also could have discussed artificial reproduction. The Dutch team that is developing the first artificial womb expects their work to be completed during 2029.

[@nickhowarthify]

I would like to hear about how your productions overlap with the great reset of the world economic forum. As some of the questions you are asking are answered by them

[@vvolfflovv]

What are your thoughts on humanoid companions?

[@donf4227]

Would people eventually get bored? How would this affect alcohol consumption? (In other words, would a lot of people drink regularly, since they can overcome the negative consequences with technology, or would few-to-none drink, since other aspects of life would be more enjoyable?... Similar question for more aggressive drugs.) Could I wipe my brain to watch my favorite movies over again "for the first time"? Would jealousy still cause violence? (Would there be a big decline in jealousy?) Would there be one mental disease that lingers on after we figure out all the other mental diseases?... What would it feel like to be the last "diseased" person on Earth, after AI figures out a cure for everything else?

[@stancarmen3369]

I usually wouldn't say I'd like to live forever, but if there are ways of resetting my memories or something to keep things fresh, then why not, really? Why keep creating new consciousnesses when you can just recycle old ones for infinity?

[@alexgonzo5508]

I've always wanted to live forever, or at least as long as i want to stay alive just so that i can learn everything there is to learn. Eventually i would probably want to transition into a non-biological form after reaching the limits of my biology.

[@bloodust7356]

I plan to be an eternal gamer, having limitless possibilities and do whatever you want without having any impact on other people is just too good to pass on. But maybe that's how i think cause i'm already a step in this life.

[@reeserichardson8377]

I don't think ple is possible, because there always needs to be some one to fix what breaks. But I think a minimum labor economy could be possible.

[@mpewarren2]

Have you seen isiac author on youtube? Id love to see you do a video on AI and near term space colonization.

[@spencervance8484]

Isaac Arthur is amazing!

[@MrMaxcypher]

I'd like to hear your thoughts about how longevity will interact with our expansion into the Solar System and with the morphing of the self due to the ever-expanding bandwidth of Internet-like information flow. Thank you for your work.

[@aguastheclown]

"If you're not familiar with the word 'gerontacracy"-you're soaking in it.

[@RicardoAum]

I'm not afraid to die. I see death as inevitable, so death is not something that bothers me much. However, if living forever is a possibility, I would be terrifyed of dying.If accidents are the only thing that can kill me, I would go completely paranoid about doing anything that could take my life. It's a weird feeling I had watching this.

[@bashbash]

I believe achieving an interplanetary lifestyle will be necessary for a future thriving society. If people are not dying, we might as well solve overpopulation by colonizing other nearby planets. Then, we can all meet up in a shared society in the metaverse

[@msbmsbus]

How could you get rid of hospitals? Won't there still be accidents? Will there not be a need for urgent medical care?

[@DaveShap]

There will still be some

[@Mystefier]

The way to have wealth distribution is to fight against policies that place artificial barriers on the poor and keep regular people from being able to innovate. I will vote for the people who support removing barrier to entry for industries.

[@canna-comedyculture5790]

'Urban socialite' reminds me of Run Tiger Run where the people can constantly jump around the world to stay in the 'nightlife'. What are incentives to reproduce, or not, going to look like if everybody already has what food, clothing, and shelter they need? Controlling behavior through incentives becomes less effective, I would think, as people get further from scarcity. That isn't a bad thing, over-all, but I think it's a thing.

[@jimj2683]

Personally I would have a lot of children early and after they are grown up I will focus on enjoying life together with an army of super loyal people (my kids). Right now I feel like life is too short to have kids.

[@JasperElvenSky]

craftsman/rural hobbit/occasional extended travel to live in a village in a different country

[@OneLeggedDiver]

I'll be your neighbor most likely. Nestled in the rolling hills. I'll build beautiful dobsonian telescopes which is my current hobby. But I'll do it full time :)

[@leonardoriera5012]

Really like your videos, but I think you're off on this one. The research into longevity drugs is very specific to very limited biomarkers and aspects of cells. It's not even close to making people "live forever", and the age reversal is again on very specific and limited areas, even with the cocktails that have been tested recently. I'm glad you and a few others in the comments haven't had to visit hospitals much, but for the foreseeable future (even decades) they are not even close to going away. Hospitals are filled to the brim with all sorts of diseases that are simply not going to go away due to AI advancements: mosquitoes will still be biting people, parasites lurking everywhere, viruses will keep adapting, bacteria will still rapidly evolve, people will still smoke for reasons unbeknownst to me (and the myriad of acute and chronic diseases that come with that), recreational drugs will still be used (and all the psychiatric and cardiovascular sequelae), freaky fungi will still be there... even with huge advancements in AI, the majority of the world lives so far back in technology, infrastructure, education and culture... I just don't see it happening.

[@literalsarcasm1830]

What would you say the timeframe for this is?

[@zoomoot]

All possible if we work hard at defeating the idiots that will stop this happening by destroying humanity via nuclear or bio weapons. We need to make sure AI has them in its sights and that is going to be a little tricky!

[@hobo393]

Dave I've watched you for a long time but this is looking at it the American way there's too much things in the world for things to automatically be good

[@jamesconnolly5164]

I'm 30 with basically no accomplishments and aging scares me.

[@sagetmaster4]

With the knowledge and resources we have now we can have these villages off the grid and completely surrounded by both perennial food crops and trees but also native plants that actually make the ecosystem MORE productive than it would be without humans (and mostly robots soon) sheparding and landscaping the surrounding environment I've spent a bunch of time thinking about the specifics of these systems for various regions in north america, anyone feel free to comment if you're interested in learning more

[@yes-multimedia]

I am curious

[@sagetmaster4]

​@@yes-multimediawhat region/ climate do you live in? And if possible also your soil type (clay or sand, limestone or not)

[@yes-multimedia]

@@sagetmaster4 Tropical. Central America.

[@sagetmaster4]

​@@yes-multimedialmao aight you can grow whatever you want, just google companion planting and focus on perennials. If you have that orangey tropical soil you'll want to keep as much organic matter as possible for mulching and nutrients. Also look into some nitrogen fixers for your area

[@Mystefier]

How I will live - I want to innovate and create unique structures and that's why it's important that we keep those who want to create needless barriers out of public office so we don't have them artistically making innovation too expensive for regular people. Please don't push a world were an elite group of government bureaucrats get to make creativity unattainable to the average person.

[@brandonsballing826]

The low birth rates will go away when we purify the water and food of toxic chemicals that are endocrine disruptors.

[@VenkataSatti]

In a world where every human labor is automated and people are dependent on governmental handouts for survival how are they going to afford any of lifestyles mentioned. The other thing I see in such a world there won’t be any private property, everything would be owned by government or handfew mega private corporations. Also wondering if there is no purchasing power with people what’s the incentive for these corporations to produce any goods or services.

[@sttthr]

I'm really hoping for advances in psychiatry, because it has always been failing me miserably.

[@scottsommers2453]

It may be good or it may at least help if we are able to invent something that takes away the need for food intake for energy. Obviously, it will take some form of biological, chemical or mechanical fusion between the human body and some type of machinery. Nanotech may be an option. Taking away the need to eat would solve a lot of hassle imo. There would be almost zero need for food production which would then free up a lot of land. It would also solve a major issue when it comes to mass unemployment. Retaining the ability to eat would still be good though, I guess, as some people may want to eat for leisure.

[@vallab19]

Fascinating future prediction and I like most of it except you seems to still hold on the nostalgia of private property based economy and not very keen on Universal Basic Income. In my view, the advancing AI technology will necessitate UBI which in turn will liberate the masses from the clutches of daily labour to earn their living. The free time will facilitate the masses to fully participate in the democratic process of political decision making, which I hope will lead them to establish a egalitarian human society.

[@BelovedAxle]

would these longevity drugs or treatments be free or subsidised by the government?

[@DaveShap]

Probably subsidized. Also the compounding returns of AI would make them very cheap

[@ethanwoodhouse9906]

This seems like a rosy outlook, but I wonder how our species will find it's place in a world where anything we do is unnecessary. If everything is done for us, and there are no time constraints to any goal, then perhaps a lot of people will become lazy, throwing their time at the easiest entertainment.

[@whoaitstiger]

I have an intuition, supported by increasing evidence that has come out that heavy caffeine use halts mental decline as we age.

[@exoticgamer2479]

I'm a med student coming up with possible ways to integrate ai into everyday life and hospital structures for longevity, do you see any businesses I could start to add value to people around the world while being open source and allows for PLE could really use ur experience however I'm broke rn 🙏 im trying to make abundance happen and do the biggest acquisition in history, the one of the us military industrial complex and deep state , allowing for the release of black listed ideas and investigate inventions dating as far back as Nickola Tesla😅❤

[@extropianengineer]

Master craftsman/Rural Hermit

[@olivertaveras9896]

Yea all that sounds awesome. Probly end up doing a mix of all of them. Lol highly skilled and mentally healthy 22 year olds running around building the world and having a fuckin blast while doing it. The momune thing is crazy and it makes sence. Lol maybe there will be a surrounding village of simpanzees.

[@ronigbzjr]

The demographic collapse is a real danger not because a culture can vanish from existence (as presumably its people will live "forever") but because that culture can be outcompeted by cultures that do make a lot of kids and are non-aligned with a utopian attractor state. If we manage to create a world where the culture evolution and survival game is no longer based on demography, we may be able to avoid that fate, but the question is can we get there fast enough?

[@conned2rpi]

You are missing the mark to think that a post-scarcity future wouldn't cause a massive baby boom. A small fraction of people get fulfillment from their jobs. A similar fraction of people get fulfillment from their hobbies. The vast, vast majority of people get fulfillment from raising children. Quite honestly one of the most creative endeavors one can pursue. The masses aren't Redditors.

[@DaveShap]

You're making a heck of a lot of assumptions about what people want.

[@conned2rpi]

Just consider what caused the baby boom in affluent countries, USA in the 1950s, vs what we've seen the last two decades. How much has financial stress played a role in this societal change? No longer needing dual incomes to survive paycheck-to-paycheck would alone be a gamechanger. Parents will actually be home to watch their children grow up. People weren't having a lot of kids pre-AI abundance because they figured they 'were going to die soon'. That line of reasoning doesn't hold water.@@DaveShap

[@DaveShap]

How many young women have you talked to lately?

[@conned2rpi]

@@DaveShap Need to take more than just 1st world into account. Even in that sphere, do millennials have greater or worse prospects than baby boomers had? Does scarcity influence behavior? Does scarcity, at the societal scale, influence demographic behavior? One thing for sure, post-scarcity is going to be a wild ride.

[@studio-ld8ix]

I don't really see why people would have less children in a post-work world. I think the main reason people are having less kids is because it's so hard to juggle kids in an atomised, work-heavy world. When you've got abundant free time, raising children will be a much more joyful experience.

[@djJaXx101]

LFG Gamer Lifestyle Plz

[@krunchycrackerz]

im just not convinced that this is going to be available to the average person anytime soon, i mean lets be real, you really think all 8billion people will have access to this. The people in power dont have any interest in everyone being even a little powerful, let alone immortal. i mean dont get me wrong, i hope this is available soon and for everyone.

[@lp712]

Longevity is going to be available for pets too right?

[@DaveShap]

Probably dogs before humans honestly

[@stefankuhn1781]

We need to figure out something to replace eggs too or women are going to live post-menopausal for centuries.

[@Daniel-or3vf]

I'm in my 40s.. I'm wondering if this'll happen in my lifetime or whether I'll go down in history as a part of the last generation that ever actually dies.

[@RuckFussia]

You won't make it, sorry.

[@lilchef2930]

hb ppl under 30?

[@codfather6583]

Travel a lot, meet and engage with people. These things go away the older you get, sadly

[@matthewclarke5008]

I doubt you'd achieve a state of longevity with a party lifestyle for several decades.

[@lilchef2930]

25 yo body sure

[@SweetHyunho]

Dear fellow viewers, please introduce to me someone who talks about futuristic topics like David but assumes that people have deeply rooted hate for each other.

[@DaveShap]

Lol

[@MrJaggy123]

Rural Hermit, "This is me" -> instead of wearing a Star Trek uniform, shouldn't you be in Ba'ku clothing? ;)