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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.

Check the ages of farmers in the US. The selfsame people producing resources are older, not youngsters as a rule. Check the age of those in the oil and gas industry, or for that matter almost any industry which produces resources. It isn't always 'old brains, young backs'.

If we need more, we really only need to get the government out of the way.

If we quit supporting those who will not support themselves (and I'm not talking those incapable of doing so by virtue of age or infirmity), we will have plenty of people who are willing to work to provide the very resources they consume.

Predicting what we need is done already.

Is it not better to start envisioning what those negative impacts might be to lessen them for the future?

So many cans, so little road (to kick them down).

As far as negative impacts go, I have faith in human nature. Technological advances will be spread as a good thing, while being quickly turned to diabolical ends to facilitate the accumulation of power or wealth through abuse or the threat of being withheld. Without a moral and somewhat altruistic society that will happen without fail.