https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planck%27s_principle
Most likely outcome of immortality as humans currently are would be stagnation and power being concentrated in a few hands
Regardless, it's still not a reason to die. You could argue that progress is meaningless with death.
Finally, progress being slowed down is something we can solve independently of death. I think it's a good idea to find alternative solutions to stagnation than literally dying - that's like solving an issue with your OS by throwing your whole computer in the trash.
Alternatively phrased, if power was already stagnated and concentrated, and you had a button to start killing a couple million random people like clockwork every year to "solve" this problem, it would be insane to press it.
If stars cannot sustain themselves forever, how can we compete? We are far more complex with a far smaller energy budget.
On a more relatable scale, humans do grow in complexity, order, and capability in their early years, until eventually decay turns the tide toward the end of our natural lifespans. It would be rather odd if it's physically impossible to re-activate those growth and healing mechanisms—much more likely that we just haven't figured out how yet.
[Edit: I'm amazed at the posts saying it's not worth trying to live longer because you'll never outlast A STAR. It's not a competition people!]
Seriously though, what is the point? You're gonna have the same fomo with death in the future as you do now.
We've already found out how to reactivate those growth and healing mechanisms. Have children, then grand children, then great grandchildren, etc. Each generation gets its own activation
I'm sure my ancestors worried constantly about their next meal because starvation was a very real possibility, but luckily I don't think about starving even though it's technically still possible. I hope that in the future the same is true of disease and non-accidental death.
The point is having as much time as you want to do the things that interest you. Nobody should be forced to live when they don't want to, and nobody should be forced to die when they don't want to. Pretty simple really.
> We've already found out how … Have children
Come on now, we both know that a legacy isn't remotely the same as not dying.
[0] https://www.nia.nih.gov/about/budget/fiscal-year-2021-budget
Today anti-aging solutions are likely within reach should we concentrate research and funding in a massive push to solve the issue.
We ought to abandon our fatalistic outlook (that existed solely due to prior necessity) and sprint towards this goal with every fiber of our beings.
[0]: https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/aSQy7yHj6nPD44RNo/how-to-see...
There's no (physics based) reason we have to die, just like there was no reason for all the deaths in child birth in early human history. It's a failure of our current capabilities.
I don't know if any of the claims in Lifespan [1] hold up, but if they do stopping aging may be easier than people previously thought. Either way - I'm hoping we figure it out sooner rather than later.
[1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nXop2lLDa4