Angry Monolith

Secrets of everlasting life revealed!

Step 1: Don’t Die

This may seem obvious, but bear with me. The key to this whole idea is staying alive long enough for longevity technologies to become available. That means staying alive for as long as possible. Do whatever you need to do - eat well, exercise, all that jazz. This may sound unpleasant to you, but consider the payoff. Not smoking and avoiding military service are probably also good ideas. You may be asking: why bother trying to live for a long time? Aren’t immortality technologies a long way off? You may think that your own, personal immortality is an unnatainable goal, but that isn’t so. The Immortality Institute puts estimates for the halting and reversal of aging as soon as a decade away and no longer than forty years from now.

Step 1(b):

Not going to live that long? Have yourself frozen!

Step 2: Make (or save) a lot of money

Chances are high that while longevity technologies may exist within your lifetime, they will be exorbitantly expensive, no matter what the Immortality Institute wants you to believe. Make sure you stockpile lots of cash so that when the time comes you can ensure your own survival.

Step 3: Enjoy the Future!

Actually, since you are likely to run into the Singularity before too much longer, that future is bound to be wildly unpredictable, so you may or may not enjoy it. But you’ll be there!