World Future Society

Over the last century, average life expectancy across the globe has increased dramatically, creating a "Superlongevity Revolution" that is expected to accelerate throughout the twenty-first century. A fledgling "immortality industry" is already materializing. It is composed of companies and individuals developing technologies and products that will enable people to live longer, healthier lives; that is, to achieve superlongevity. The Superlongevity Revolution will have profound impacts on important aspects of human lives -- work, family, leisure, and education. Here are a few suggestions for easing the transition to the latter phases of the Superlongevity Revolution: 1. Society must change its perspective on aging and the life cycle in general. 2. Corporations and government institutions must revisit and revise outmoded employment practices. 3. Early schooling will play a key role in preparing the coming generations for the changes wrought by the Superlongevity Revolution. 4. The individual must take even greater responsibility for his or her life.