What If Everyone Lived for 150 Years?

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Pregnant grandmas? Moving on to your tenth marriage?

These might soon be realities if humans were to achieve average lifespans of 150 years.

Longer life expectancy would mean more time in the workforce, and alternative means of food production.

So how could we sustain the population of Earth if each person lived for 150 years?

Transcript and sources:

00:00 Oldest person ever
01:47 Food shortage
02:42 Plant based diet
03:16 Late retirement
03:50 New partners
04:12 Geriatric pregnancy

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