Let's join the Pope in praying that everyone has access to clean drinking water. This is one thing we take for granted, but it's a real concern in much of the world.
Elon Musk was asked how long humans should live. His concern was not death itself.
He questioned what happens when powerful people stay in control for far longer and never change their minds. As he put it, people often do not change their minds. They simply die.
That sounds harsh, but it gets to the uncomfortable side of longevity. More healthy years could mean more time with family, more chances to start over, and less fear of losing everything too soon.
It could also slow the natural turnover that lets new generations replace old ideas.
Later in the conversation, Musk agreed that a significant increase in human lifespan may be realistic. The real argument was not whether medicine can add years. It was what those extra years would do to individuals and society.
Would you want to live to 150 if your body and mind stayed healthy?