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Hello all,
I sent the following letter to Mr. Moody:
Hello Mr. Moody,
I read your article "Who's Afraid of Life Extension" and I can tell you, I am definitely not afraid of life-extension.
As someone who live in the adult playground of LA during the late 80's as well as a totally "disconnected" open life in Asia during the 90's, I view the aging process as simply a pest, a thorn in the side, that gets in the way of me being able to live a completey free and open life with an unlimited open horizon. I live for openess. Its he only thing I believe in.
I actually have not met any "immortalists" here in the states (judging from the interent, there are a lot of us), but all of the expats I have met in bars throughout Asia all thought a cure for aging and immortality was pretty cool. Long-term expats (read Fred Reed's description of them, its accurate) are driven by freedom and being able to live ones life without the constraints of a conventional life cycle. Some of them marry, most do not. They are definitely driven by desire not to live life in a pattern or to be a part of someone else's parade. These are all sentiments that I share.
We don't like the conventional life cycle because, on the whole, its basically boring, limited, and involves a lot of hassle without much payoff. In other words, its a lousy deal.
I believe that many people who question the desirability of agelessness is due to the fact that they have lived the conventional life and honestly believe that's where its at. They cannot imagine anyone not wanting to have the kids, the morgage payments on the home in the pricy suburbs, and the boring expensive cars. They cannot imagine just droping everything, selling it all off, and moving to Thailand or Belize.
The point of immortality is to explore the infinite possibilites of life. You want to live in Japan for 10 years, go do it. You want to start a software company in Singapore and spend 5 years building it up, go do it. You want to simply hang out in Bali or Boracay for months at a time, you can do it.
Immortality is about "You Can Do It". You can do what you want for as long as you want, then go on to do something else. Its not about seeking the infinite (although its that too) its about seeking the indefinite. I know that my next flight to Taipei could go down. I do not fear death any more than others. I just like life and freedom, without any set horizons.
The most frightening thing to me about the people who oppose the development of agelessness is their complete lack of comprehension about this kind of freedom. It simply does not register in the brains. These people live their limited, dark, depressing lives and think that all there is to life.
I really find the anti-immortalists to be quite depressing.
If I was superrich, I would buy you a plane ticket to Asia (or Latin America) and insist that you live as expat for a few years. I think that this would broaden your horizons enough to realize that there is more to life than debt service and living the conventional life pattern.
Please try to understand us advocates for immortality. Its really all about freedom.
BTW, there are awesome sunsets to be seen from Boracay, and schools of tuna to be seen at 30 meters down.
See, you are not alone.
Sincerely,
The response I receive should be interesting (and telling).
[Posted by: Kurt at August 1, 2004 4:19 PM]
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