Re:BioNTech alone could lift German economy by 0.5% this year
by inglor_cz on Tuesday August 10, 2021 @03:48PM
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Everything is a trade-off.
On one side, old people are less likely to support new trends, starting with fashion and ending with political causes.
On the other side, they carry a lot of experience. If a sizable minority personally knows the misery of war or hyperinflation, repetition of those miseries becomes less likely. Plenty of political criminals built their careers on naivete of the young.
I think that we will end up with the best of both worlds eventually. If longevity tech succeeds, brains will stay young, but memories will accumulate regardless.
On one side, old people are less likely to support new trends, starting with fashion and ending with political causes.
On the other side, they carry a lot of experience. If a sizable minority personally knows the misery of war or hyperinflation, repetition of those miseries becomes less likely. Plenty of political criminals built their careers on naivete of the young.
I think that we will end up with the best of both worlds eventually. If longevity tech succeeds, brains will stay young, but memories will accumulate regardless.