From an individual perspective I don't think there should be any doubt that solving death is a fantastic goal. It's the threat that is poses to the system, threats to which we have no better tool than death.
Old age and death is still the number one tool for solving:
- empires and tyrants
- outdated societal opinions and prejudices (racism/sexism/etc)
- locked in privilege and wealth
- ossification of social roles
- stagnation within fields and industry ("Science progresses one funeral at a time")
We have no truly effective tools for these problems, except wait for people to die. I'd be much more supportive of ending aging if we had anything that worked.
Old age and death is still the number one tool for solving: - empires and tyrants
- outdated societal opinions and prejudices (racism/sexism/etc)
- locked in privilege and wealth
- ossification of social roles
- stagnation within fields and industry ("Science progresses one funeral at a time")
We have no truly effective tools for these problems, except wait for people to die. I'd be much more supportive of ending aging if we had anything that worked.