At the risk of sounding like Brian May, who seriously wants to live forever? If you’re asking me, there’s not much that would make me want to stick around for longer than necessary. According to scientists, we’ll have run out of water to drink in about 100 years, ChatGPT bots will have most likely become the superior species, prompting <us> to write their cover letters, and we will have borne witness to spray-on skinny jeans and low-cut, footsie trainer socks return on the trend cycle many a time. Quite frankly, the way things are looking right now, I’m scared to think what life on Earth will be like in a year’s time, let alone closer to doomsday [link: https://www.mrporter.com/journal/lifestyle/end-of-world-anxiety-25229578]. So, no, I don’t want to live forever, but that’s just me. As it transpires, there is a fervid flock of “biohackers”, who, by way of making their cells work harder for their bodies, hope to expand their lifespan by an indefinite number of years.
