What happens when time stops being scarce? From nanobots to mind uploads, we explore the economy of immortality… and what it costs to live forever.
Get Nebula using my link for 50% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur
Checkout Mad Kings : https://nebula.tv/madkings?ref=isaacarthur
🛒 SFIA Merchandise: https://isaac-arthur-shop.fourthwall.com/
🌐 Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net
❤️ Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur
⭐ Support us on Subscribestar: https://www.subscribestar.com/isaac-arthur
👥 Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1583992725237264/
📣 Reddit Community: https://www.reddit.com/r/IsaacArthur/
🐦 Follow on Twitter / X: https://twitter.com/Isaac_A_Arthur
💬 SFIA Discord Server: https://discord.gg/53GAShE
Credits:
The Economics of Immortality
Written, Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur
Editors: Thomas Owens
Select imagery/video supplied by Getty Images
Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator
0:00 Intro
0:47 What Is Immortality?
1:06 Biological Immortality
3:20 The Economics of Staying Alive
8:15 Digital Immortality
12:18 Cryonics & Suspension
14:58 Rebuilding & Rebirth
17:05 Partial or Conditional Immortality
18:17 Lifespan Scaling: What Changes When You Keep Going?
26:48 Cultural and Political Adaptation
30:01 A Changing Economy, Forever
37:27 Mad Kings
38:32 Galactic Implications
39:52 Redefining Value