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Re:What ever happened to the first cryogenically frozen humans? by scotty79 on Tuesday December 20, 2022 @05:34AM (#34064060)
Maybe old people living longer would make us finally create some mechanisms of power rotation instead of just patiently waiting for old power to die.

Mechanism that could be applied way earlier than old ossified out of touch rulers die now. And applied more merit based.

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Re:What ever happened to the first cryogenically frozen humans? by lovich on Tuesday December 20, 2022 @06:11AM (#34064320)
Why would we make such a mechanism instead of the currently entrenched powers just further solidifying their hold on society?
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Re:What ever happened to the first cryogenically frozen humans? by scotty79 on Tuesday December 20, 2022 @06:56AM (#34064671)
Out of necessity? I know we live in times when elites seem secure. But it wasn't always so and it won't be always so.

It is so right now only because of how good modern common people have. But it's going away now. And if security of elites depend of well being of others it's sort of self-regulating system albeit way too slowly.

There's also pressure from the other side. The longer living elites means it will get crowded at the top, so elites might be open to some means of culling their numbers.

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