Ultimate recruitment perk: Life extension

http://www.zdnet.com/google-exec-hints-at-ultimate-recruitment-perk-for-top-engineers-life-extension-7000018216/

by julien421 • 13 years ago

8 3 13 years ago

From the recentTranshumanist Reader: "The most frightening apartheid one could imagine is a future world in which extended life is allowed only to a few – the very wealthy, the political elite and their chosen followers, Mafia, military, scientists, sports heroes, movie stars. This is not the transhumanist objective – far from it. It is up to all of us to ensure that this segmented future never happens. We will not best prevent it by denouncing technical advances and trying to blockade them, but in thinking hard, feeling deeply and wisely, debating the issues together, and acting as free men and women".

xyzzy123• 13 years ago

Also, I'm not sure about how I'd feel working for a hypothetical company where getting fired was a death sentence.

tomflack• 13 years ago

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1637688/ "In Time"

Whilst not exactly this scenario, it gives me the same feeling. The egalitarian in me seeks access to life-extending technology for all people, from janitors to data scientists.

The same way I support financially charities that bring the benefits of contraception and family planning to all people, regardless of nationality, citizenship or caste.

Edit: I just realised Google could extend this theoretical perk to their janitorial staff, which would make it the most competitive cleaning contract in the world.

Ultimate recruitment perk: Life extension

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