The Rich and Powerful Want to Live Forever. What If They Could? (opens in new tab)

If they could increase their lifespan by a single day but it required getting another person killed, they would make the trade. And again, and again, and again.

Gonna go out on a limb here and say that old age and dying are actually good, and that many of the problems in Western society are due to people living too long and holding onto power longer than they should / not passing on power and resources to younger generations.

Altered Carbon on Netflix...

Why rich and powerful? Everyone, no?

Thank God they can't buy immorality.

An interesting fictional book that has this idea as part of the story is Altered Carbon by Richard K. Morgan. Imagine if Elon musk and the other ultra-wealthy could live forever and they become even more out-of-touch with reality as the centuries roll on...

In the book almost anyone that has lived could live forever but that could never happen with limited resources/space so only the ultra-wealthy are able to.

I'd skip the tv show. Also, the books (it's a series) seem to be unfinished? I could be wrong, it's been so long since I read it but it seems like some sub-story about extinct aliens wasn't finished.

Another good book exploring this idea of not dying is Pandora's Star by Peter Hamilton. Only in this book almost everyone has access to the technology by paying into a rejuvenation fund instead of a retirement one as we have today. It is a pretty realistic exploration of the consequences and benefits of such technology. Good food for thoughts.

Please read ‘How to Stop Time’ by Matt Haig

It’s a beautiful short novel exploring this idea.

> What If They Could?

Then they'll be the first against the wall when the revolution comes.