Society's pessimism and the changing psychology of longevity

Frederic asks whether perceptions of the world will change, noting the current mood feels like a winter season with little optimism, and whether society is at the bottom.

The Wonders say society expands and contracts, that certain enclaves are very optimistic and those are the ones that will live, while those who always complain will not survive.

They agree the planet is currently experiencing more pessimism than optimism, but stress that it is not optimism or pessimism that shortens lifespan - it is the psychology of the inability to live long, and that psychology is changing.

Humanity is already extending lifespan through better health, food, nourishment and exercise, with 120 years becoming attainable without great effort, and many people now framing life as a second life beginning at 60.

In his case it would be a third life, living to 140 or beyond, and taking such products increases both the probability and the shift in psychology.