Jan 03 2009
“Eliminating Death – Part 10 – The Immortal Wealthy Elite Argument – Video” by G. Stolyarov II | The Rational Argumentator
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Eliminating Death – Part 10 – The Immortal Wealthy Elite Argument – Video
G. Stolyarov II
Issue CLXXXII - January 3, 2009
Mr. Stolyarov addresses the allegation that the advent of indefinite human life extension would lead to a permanent stratification of society into wealthy elites who can afford the longevity-enhancing treatments and everyone else. This scenario is highly implausible in a free market. Indeed, virtually all technologies go through several stages of adoption. At first, the technologies are highly unreliable, extremely expensive, and only available to a wealthy few. But this stage is necessary in order for experimentation with the technology to occur, for the capacity to mass-produce it to emerge, and for further innovations to develop that render the technology safer, more affordable, and more accessible. Eventually, virtually every technology of the free market becomes ubiquitous, universally accessible, and practically free.
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G. Stolyarov II is a science fiction novelist, independent philosophical essayist, poet, amateur mathematician, composer, contributor to Enter Stage Right, Le Quebecois Libre, Rebirth of Reason, and the Ludwig von Mises Institute, Senior Writer for The Liberal Institute, former weekly columnist for GrasstopsUSA.com, and Editor-in-Chief of The Rational Argumentator, a magazine championing the principles of reason, rights, and progress. Mr. Stolyarov’s new blog, The Progress of Liberty, offers a combination of commentary, multimedia presentations, educational materials, and suggestions for effective activism in favor of individual freedom. Mr. Stolyarov also publishes his articles on Helium.com and Associated Content to assist the spread of rational ideas. He holds the highest Clout Level (10) possible on Associated Content. Mr. Stolyarov has also written a science fiction novel, Eden against the Colossus, a non-fiction treatise, A Rational Cosmology, and a play, Implied Consent. He has made YouTube Videos since the beginning of 2008, which have been watched over 25,500 times to date. Mr. Stolyarov can be contacted at gennadystolyarovii@yahoo.com.
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