Preface
Got money, got time — you can do something. If you run out of money, you can always earn more. If you run out of time, you can’t do anything.
In old age many people are ready to accept death because they do not see the possibility to realize their goals, because of the infirmity of body and mind.
And in youth those who have no global life goals at all are ready to accept death.
Many people have never even thought about immortality, simply because there is no time — work, credits, family. Ordinary people have pseudo-important mini-goals that eat up all their attention. That’s how they roll until they get old.
Because most people lack ambitious goals, the idea of immortality seems unattractive to people. It was not the healthiest and strongest who survived in concentration camps, but those who understood what they had to live for. No one wants to pay a mortgage or work in a factory forever.
Those who have time to think seriously end up either self-destructing (drugs, alcohol, promiscuous sex, desire to die) or self-developing and improving the world around them.
I’m not downplaying the importance of immortality, but it’s just a tool in the fight for the common good. We have really important things to do — scientific and technological progress, building a just society, expansion of humanity in the universe.
However, any large-scale project depends heavily on specific individuals. Geniuses die before they can finish what they started. For immortals there are no unattainable tasks. Each person will reveal his or her potential if he or she has enough time.
