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Re:MIT severs ties to company promoting fatal brain uploading by rmcpherson on Tuesday April 03, 2018 @04:01PM (#16748531)
For a fascinating and realistic exploration of what that might look like, I recommend Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars Trilogy. In the series, a longevity treatment is developed that significantly extends lives. Beyond the strain on resources, there are the issues of older generations delaying progress by not relinquishing power (much like the current octogenarian U.S. congress) and other issues.
Re:MIT severs ties to company promoting fatal brain uploading by s73v3r_ on Tuesday April 03, 2018 @06:35PM (#16750039)
I would also recommend The Postmortal, by Drew Magary. It explores a world where the cure for aging is found, so no one has to die through natural means anymore.