Would you live forever if technology allowed?

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If the technology existed which meant people couldn't die, would you choose to use it to live forever?

No chance. The thought of having to work and struggle financially for always would be awful

Yes, definitely. I'd love to see the progression of the gender debate, I'd love to see the scientific developments, etc. In fact what I'd really like isn't too live forever but to come back from death from time to time to check in.

I would imagine its only 50 years away before this happens. I am probably going to miss out but my children or grandchildren will probably be the first transhumanists to achieve immortality. So jealous to live so close to such an evolution of humanity but not close enough to grasp it. Oh well, I will die in envy.

God no. I'm only 37 and I'm already pretty tired.

Assuming there are no "gotcha" drawbacks and I can end my life if I choose, then yes. Our universe, our planet, and the creative output of humanity are vast. I'll never run out of things to do.

Yes. I want to see how it all ends

What about if you could live for as long as you wanted and die when you choose?

@blurred yes i’d be more up for that but I think it would be so dangerous as the world would become incredibly overpopulated

Yes - I would. As long as I have the lifestyle and health that I have now.

You could try every possible career, travel everywhere, see where space exploration takes us.

Like dudsville, I would like to be able to pop back, even just once, in about 100 years, to see how future historians write about the political period we're living through now. Brexit, Scottish independence, reunification of Ireland domestically... will all of the shenanigans be known, will the "victors" gloss over them? Actually, make that twice, once in 100 years when confidential government memos will be released (and the truth about Dunblane), and again 50 years later.

No chance. The thought of having to work and struggle financially for always would be awful

But would you. Once you have a house everything you save after that could be invested so that you could just travel. Might take a few hundred years but you could have an eternity to live

@McNutty
Will look out for it. Is it on Netflix or Prime Video?

NFW

Yes, but I would want a farm in a isolated area miles from anywhere. I would live there with my family, living off the land and never interact with human civilization

No, the world is already overpopulated, we have serious climate change issues affecting us right now, not enough money for even basic services.
Why would I want to live longer and make this situation worse?
In all honesty I would rather they gave us the option to legally and easily kill yourself like dignitas in this country.

What about if you could live for as long as you wanted and die when you choose

Then yes, sign me up! My family's gene pool is crap so I'll probably be shuffling off in my 60's when I'd actually like to stick around and see the dc have families of their own.

No way. We’re meant to die.

No way. We’re meant to die

Says who? What do you think medicine is for?

I used to tell my Grannie I wanted her to live forever, and she’d pat me on the hand and say “ah but my dear, I’d get awfy tired.”

I didn’t understand then, but I get it now.

It’s the circle of life isn’t it? People are born, they live, they die.

What’s the alternative? Nobody being born, if nobody dies? How would we all fit?

We’re biological organisms which at some point and for myriad reasons cease to function. That’s life, literally. Medicine can prolong life and cure diseases, of course, but we aren’t designed to live forever.

No. I wouldn't enjoy it. How dull would it be, not feeling like you had to cram in the fun stuff or take once in a lifetime opportunities?

Yes, yes yes I'd pick this. Like raspberry I'm utterly terrified of being dead. Not the process of getting there. But just nothing. It scares me senseless and keeps me awake at night.

If we could live forever I suspect everything about having children would change. We would find a balance so that the world didn't become overpopulated. One in one out?

Medicine extends life, I dont hear many people refusing health care on the grounds of 'the circle of life'. We aren't designed full stop, so its silly to say we aren't designed to live forever. Otherwise we could just say we were designed to have a brain that developed the ability to enable us to cure the problem of our cells ageing/dying.