[Smokin' Joe]

Negative consequences? You would snuff the accumulated wisdom of lifetimes, the ability to adapt to 60, 70, or more years of change, accumulated skills, and the knowledge of how things used to be.

The latter has been promoted enough by the 'generation gap' people, compounding the ignorance of those younger, especially when it comes to long term megatrends and the loss of Liberty.

Cultural continuity requires that those who remember be able to pass those memories on, so the expectations of the young are not easily manipulated by those who would do so to their advantage, especially the accumulation and usurpation of power.

The elimination of those who remember would suit the Totalitarians just fine.

[Robert DeLong]

You would snuff the accumulated wisdom of lifetimes, the ability to adapt to 60, 70, or more years of change, accumulated skills, and the knowledge of how things used to be.

That's quite a leap.

With every advancement in life, there have been negative consequences that weren't exposed for many years. Is it not better to start envisioning what those negative impacts might be to lessen them for the future?

Cultural continuity requires that those who remember be able to pass those memories on, so the expectations of the young are not easily manipulated by those who would do so to their advantage, especially the accumulation and usurpation of power.

The elimination of those who remember would suit the Totalitarians just fine.

Agree, but I don't see the relevance to this topic. I am talking about the negative impacts it will have as more people vie longer for resources. I never said mankind should reject all advances made to date, but rather examine what the negative impacts will be from new advances and start now to developing solutions before they become major problems. One of those problems may be the control of who gets treatment and who doesn't. It may be denied to certain groups altogether. For example, Christians.