I hear that 90 is the new 40.
A bit of an exaggeration, but a few years more, certainly possible.
With the advances in biochemistry, genetics, and the actual mechanics of aging being decoded, I'm inclined to agree with the fellow who talks about 1,000 year lifespans.
There are probably less than a dozen major critical systems in the body, respiration, digestion, waste elimination, cell repair, circulation, etc. As the problems with these systems from an aging perspective are figured out, the limits on aging will be drastically pushed... I mean very, very drastically.
It's entirely possible you could wake up one morning and see a new ad on the tube for a pill that would add 200 years to your lifespan.
It'll cost $46,000,000 dollars, but hey...
Exactly. It's not about adding to the end of your life, but the middle. Not hanging on for 20 more years in a nursing home, but maintaining the physical health of a 25-year old indefinitely.
Concerns about Social Security and retirement are silly. If this happens, permanent retirement goes away completely because people won't become physically unable to work. Instead you could work for 40 years, take a few years off for an extended vacation, repeat as long as you want. Sign me up.