Long Life? Who Needs It?
MANY people would refuse a chance to extend their life if it meant being lonely, contributing to overpopulation or missing out on the afterlife, a study has found.
Seems like a pretty strong negative reaction. But it is also a bit bizarre. First of all, aren’t loneliness and overpopulation a bit contradictory? And the question asks about life extension, not immortality, so the afterlife should still be an option for later.
But reading on we find they buried the lede:
Most wanted to live to between 120 and 150.
Now how did they manage to create a headline suggesting people don’t want to live longer out of that?