Yes.
However, there’s an interesting rumination on a man who has made it his goal to research how to make it happen (as well as the subject’s response) that makes me somewhat uncomfortable about the people who will get us there. It will take a lot of research and much soul-searching before society is ready to deal with this question. Unfortunately, I’m quite clear that people can’t handle it right now.
Both articles are talking around each other, using unsupported, dismissive language, when what we really need is a clear discussion to begin. If in 40 years we do make enough progress to noticeably inflect the aging curve, we will need a lot more thought than shouting going on. And (at least in the US these days) I’m not sure that’s going to happen…
