Living to 150 or so...

[ShadowHM]

I've long suspected that our first immortals are already alive. I think there will come a time when medical technology will just stay ahead of aging, and the people living in that time will get the cures, treatments, processes, they need to keep them alive. And I think that time may be now.

So there are some issues that overwhelm your inner cynic?

I am not at all hopeful on that front. I think we have little to no hope of actually "solving" this one. We have been tinkering with our bodies in increasingly complex ways for some time and are still 'just about at a breakthrough'.

Additionally, my crystal ball says this is another route to hell for the rest of humanity who won't qualify for the 'cures, treatments, processes'.

Keeping pretty fit is also a crucial factor, so it'll be the Jack Lalanes of the present who are first to live with a high quality of life beyond 100.

And that almost certainly precludes most of those who might otherwise afford the treatment.