Futurology

Capitalism is a global phenomenon, and India, England, and Ireland are not immune to it. Who do you think is actually going to benefit from a "cure for aging," given the level of global inequality that exists in the world? Are the impoverished workers in the global south going to see the benefits of a "cure for aging" should one ever come around? How would such a cure even be distributed, and who will be responsible for distributing it? Surely it won't be me or you. I mean, come now, look at what is going on in the UK with their relentless assault on the disabled. Globally, we can't even distribute existing medical treatment in an equitable way! There are still massive COVID-19 outbreaks globally; countries in Africa are still being ravaged by it with very little access to necessary vaccines, still, 5 years on. When I say "our" democratically elected leaders, I am thinking globally. India is run by a bunch of "democratically elected" fascists currently. So is the UK, so is the USA, and there is a nice little far-right movement brewing in Ireland, isn't there? How long until they become the dominant political force there?

These kinds of "developments" go one of two ways. They either become mothballed because they have no "viability in the market," aka they're not profitable, or they become priced so high and gatekept so thoroughly that the only people who can access them are those who sit in Elysium.

If you presume Fascism® is somehow a uniquely 'Murican product, you've got some history to read, oppressed. 🙇🏼‍♂️🥲