Do You Think You Can Live Forever? I Don't See Why Not.
A political introduction to eternity.
Trust me — politicians know how to outsmart smartasses — you, maybe? — and make them look dumb. Don’t like what I’m saying? Then look me in the eye and tell me I’m wrong. Go ahead. Shoot. I’m waiting.
Look, your best-case scenario? Your district’s filled with reasonably educated voters with just a sprinkle of common sense. In that case, your rep might feel forced to say something like:
Gotcha! Great question! I'd love to sit down and talk about eternal life — one of these days, after the town hall, of course. If that’s OK with you.
Da ya want me to tell ya in English what the SOB really means?
Here it is: you're a dangerous pain in the ass, and they need to get you out of the way — politely, of course, but immediately.
You’d be lucky if that’s how it all goes down, though !
Because if your district is a pigpen packed with obedient, clapping seals, you’re in deep shit, my friend. The bastard pretending to represent you might even welcome the eternity pitch into the townhall circus — not to listen, but to toss a little weird into the mix before the next vote on pothole funding. But please — I beg you — don’t fall for it. It’s a trap. An ugly one, if that matters to you.
The town hall suddenly turns into a biblical orgy. You’ll be ridiculed, ignored, or worse — popcorned, pepsied, and booted out the door.
One way or another, there’s only going to be one winner: your district rep. And you’ll have made it easy for them.
Naysayers in Charge
Skepticism is king in America — like it’s the Dark Ages all over again. From the proudly uninformed to the willfully skeptical, we’ve become a nation more allergic to science than invested in the future. And by they, I mean everyone — including you and me. But especially the politicians, who now proudly parade as the official standard-bearers of functional illiteracy.
Politicians who couldn’t care less about science, the future, or anything beyond Royal Kingdom — yeah, that dumb phone game promoted by superstars turning couch potato zombies into brain sperm millionaires. Politicians who hardly see beyond next week’s fake news cycle.
Vision? Optional. Facts? Negotiable.
We pick these clowns to represent us — what a fucking joke! — troglodytes who, if it served their paltry goals, would deny that Roman children died in massive numbers. Them children who, today — thanks to vaccines and basic science — would live well beyond the age of ten in developed and even not-so-developed countries.
Cynically enough, these very same people we've chosen to un-guide us would call me an idiot for pointing out that no one in 1800 Paris could have dreamed of XXX in Cinemascope — or did they?!
Now, do you really wanna live Forever? That's OK. You’re not crazy — and, FYI, you’re not alone.
History is full of impossibles — until they just aren’t. Living Forever may be one of them. Who knows! So, why don’t we stop mocking it and begin asking what’s actually possible next?
Listen, no matter what they say, the idea of living Forever isn’t the new kid in town. It’s been around since we first walked the Earth. And, wanna know why? Easy peasy, my friend — we’re shit-scared to die. That’s it. That’s the root of it all. Trust me.
Now, are you wondering what does living Forever really mean, and what would it take?
Let's start with some of the world’s most ambitious scientists and futurists who believe eternal life may not just be possible — but probable. Sure, the idea sounds like science fiction, but breakthroughs in biotechnology, regenerative medicine, and artificial intelligence are laying the groundwork for a future where aging isn’t just slowed — it’s stopped, or even reversed. And honestly, I don’t have much to argue against such a wild idea.
What I actually end up arguing against — constantly — is the opposite claim: that living Forever is impossible. It happens all the time. Too often, I run into wannabe geniuses who force me to come up with the cleverest reply to the dumbest analysis imaginable. And no — the idea that we might live Forever isn’t the dumb part of the conversation. The dumb part is insisting that we won’t.