Who wants to live forever?

[rubato]

I'd like to live a long time just to see how it all turns out. And spend more time with my sweetie.

yrs,
rubato

The irony of that could well be that your "sweetie" may die first in which case you would be left alone and lonely.

I could spill piranha* on my foot and burn off my toes too. In which case I will to do the "owie" dance and combine both physical and mental pain.

Sheesh. Lighten up there cowboy.

yrs,
rubato

sulfuric acid and peroxide, fun stuff!

[loCAtek]

Well, it's not like all could afford it...

Very true, though I suspect were it to become widely available, enough would be able to afford it to cause problems, and like anything, as such a drug gains acceptance, its price drops. Hell - that is the sort of thing people would go into debt for.

Besides, it's not the death rate that is the problem, but the birth rate

Not true. Both are the problem.

So, it's not a good thing. Those who chose not to participate in it are more ethical. 'eh?

[thestoat]

So, it's not a good thing. Those who chose not to participate in it are more ethical. 'eh?

I don't think they are more ethical - more altruistic maybe. Though let's face it, if people decided not to take such a drug to lengthen their lives (assuming it existed, of course) to be more ethical/altruistic, then surely they should start by consuming less energy, wasting less and giving more to charity? Just mho