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OMAC 5, continued: immortality

OMAC 5 is about shortening the lives of the poor in order to lengthen the lives of the rich. It is already true that the rich have longer lifespans. If their / our riches are completely and objectively fair then the longer lifespans are just their natural reward for their moral superiority. But if there is any unfairness at all in a our economic system then the strong must be living longer at the expense of the weak. That is, one life is shortened so the other may extend.

That has always been the case of course. But Kirby is warning that, when the technology allows it, this transfer of life from one to the other will become clearer.

Note how, once again, the peace corps emphasise equality, fair laws and nonviolence. The story is about the need for equal rights.

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