Is there a book on the negative societal effects of scientific advances in ageing and humans living longer ?
How it will cause socioeconomic upheaval by preventing intergenerational transfers of wealth, refusing to downsize from their properties/go into care homes, prevent old ideas from dying, alter the labour market
You might want to check out *The Postmortal* by Drew Magary. It’s a dystopian novel that explores the societal and personal consequences of humans living indefinitely, touching on themes like overpopulation, economic inequality, and the breakdown of social structures. It’s not non-fiction, but it gives an interesting perspective on what could happen if humans stopped aging.
Stunning_Mango_3660 on
This reminds me of the Love, Death, Robots episode ”Pop squad“, which is based on a short story by Paolo Bacigalupi. He’s a sci-fi author and this story was also published in the collection *Pump Six and Other Stories*.
Uncle_Shooter1022 on
Vonnegut’s short story, 2BR02B
HovercraftOk9231 on
Pandoras Star by Peter F Hamilton is a good read
ArymusDesi on
People are suggesting novels. Did you mean fiction or non-fiction as in actual studies and analysis? If the latter, The Age of Aging by George Magnus is very on topic though some years old now.
This is generally discussed a lot in the indie news media that I watch in the UK. ‘Culture War’ politics has people screaming a lot of anti-immigrant rhetoric. Serious discussion about immigration necessitates talking about housing, falling birth rates, who will generate taxes and care for the elderly etc. Pro-natalism in the current era might also be a topic for you to look out for.
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You might want to check out *The Postmortal* by Drew Magary. It’s a dystopian novel that explores the societal and personal consequences of humans living indefinitely, touching on themes like overpopulation, economic inequality, and the breakdown of social structures. It’s not non-fiction, but it gives an interesting perspective on what could happen if humans stopped aging.
This reminds me of the Love, Death, Robots episode ”Pop squad“, which is based on a short story by Paolo Bacigalupi. He’s a sci-fi author and this story was also published in the collection *Pump Six and Other Stories*.
Vonnegut’s short story, 2BR02B
Pandoras Star by Peter F Hamilton is a good read
People are suggesting novels. Did you mean fiction or non-fiction as in actual studies and analysis? If the latter, The Age of Aging by George Magnus is very on topic though some years old now.
This is generally discussed a lot in the indie news media that I watch in the UK. ‘Culture War’ politics has people screaming a lot of anti-immigrant rhetoric. Serious discussion about immigration necessitates talking about housing, falling birth rates, who will generate taxes and care for the elderly etc. Pro-natalism in the current era might also be a topic for you to look out for.