ANTI-AGEING

As a creative practitioner, I first started to think how would I be as a 70yr old? I tried to embody myself in 2073 inside a 70yr old's body in 2073. The things I will see, the things I will experience. I empathised with myself in future.


I put on my creative cap and started thinking extremely imaginatively. I took into account whatever I knew and listed it out. I imagined it to be more utopic.










See:

  • Screenless Entertainment - Possibly Holograms

  • Things like AR/VR will be outdated.

  • We could probably see another dimension like 4D.

Physically experience

  • Slow

  • Weak

  • Relaxed

  • Coughing

  • on medicines

  • Not so fit

Mentally & Emotionally:

  • Spiritual

  • Careless and Free

  • More Knowledgeable

  • More Egoistic

  • Confident

  • Bold


Wearing:

  • Hawaii Chappal

  • Sustainable Clothing

  • Comfortable and Light Clothing

  • South Indian Clothing - maybe Chaddi Lungi

Environment:

  • Buildings and Furniture made of Bamboo instead of wood.

  • Smell of Cleanliness

  • Non Biting Mosquitoes or Humans' Immunity to Mosquitoes.

  • Biomimicry everywhere from spaces to furniture.

Sounds:

  • Birds Chirping

  • Green Hydrogen Vehicles moving

  • Kids laughing

  • Artificial Oxygen being pumped inside the whole house.

Now, I dived into innovations for this individual. What is he drinking? What is he using? Sensing?

Materials around me

Balcony Tiles: Leaf Textured Tiles and Flooring.

Balcony Grill: To be Made from clay formed by leaves.

Memory Regenerative Smoothie

Ok. What would I be drinking?

Looks like thick paint, orange in colour. Extremely Refreshing.


I am drinking memories - reliving them.

Senior citizens generally tend to have a problem forgetting things. Hence. I decided I want to have something that can recall and relive memories.

Looking at photos and videos is too old, the real deal is to experience it.


With every sip I take, I relive a memory completely. I can decide what kind of memories I want to relive - teenage memories or childhood memories. Somethings I have forgotten long ago, yet I am reliving it.



Dwarf Alien Teleportation Delivery

Who is something I would have a pleasant interaction with in my balcony?

I am drawn to it as it is moving. I would greet them, and they would leave?


Honestly, seeing my grandparents sit at home, I realise the need for delivery services, but in an instant, and from anywhere.


Alien Dwarf: I have had a quick interaction with an alien dwarf who is my servant. Aliens want resources while we want services, hence we exchange both. This alien dwarf acts as a delivery agent. They are faster than drones, machines or humans. They teleport. They have all the technology in the world.


This dwarf alien tells me that my grandson is on the way and brings me some cookies which apparently, my grandson sent. I also ask it to show me some T Shirts to shop for, and it goes to select and bring me a few from different warehouses. No more seeing clothes on a screen, we shop by seeing and trying physically.


There is no time/distance boundary for delivery or shopping anymore.

Standing Chair

Due to people sitting for too long, legs have become too stiff and they can't sit on chairs anymore. Hence, there are special chairs for older people to sit with stiff legs.

AI Chip - Experiential Communication

This is no ordinary chip. This chip converts what you think or memory recalls into visual experiences that others can experience too, if they have their brain chip, not just you. It helps to tell stories without articulating words effectively.


I imagine sitting with my grandson. I like to be talkative and tell stories, but this brain chip immediately makes it into a visual experience and a movie in front of them.


Sometimes I can't say much, or I am too tired to speak. I would just say "Park..too much fun..". The brain chip converts this memory and shows it as a visual to my grandson. My grandson sees me playing on swings in Cubbon Park and then running in the flower garden with my friends.


This has removed the barrier of language, hearing and speaking. It helps to form meaningful bonds with people of this age.

Body Elixir

What could be extremely shocking?

I am super muscular, flexible and fit.


I drink something called as body elixir, which is limited in quantity and extremely expensive. Whenever I feel the effects of ageing, or I feel like going on a trek, cycling or partying, I drink some sips of body elixir.


I never knew I could be young again - through mind (memories) and through body ( elixir). I can enjoy with grandsons or even people of my age.


Preliminary Research

This is where I put a stop on my creativity and put my curiosity and research cap on. Would people need it? Is it possible? I needed to base my standpoint from this research.

I decided to do my research.

The first thing I did was to read The Fable of the Dragon Tyrant, which beautifully narrates using dragons and trains, of how it would be like when Anti-Ageing is actually possible.

I then conducted my research and came to these insights.

There are 3 Acts of Life:

  1. Growing Up

  2. Working and Responsibilities

  3. Old Age


If we die sooner, then we would marry sooner and work from a younger age. If we die later, we would marry later and work for a longer time of our lives. Increasing your adulthood years is also like increasing your working, studying and responsibility years.


If we would remain fit until we are 70,

It is scary to people as to what they will do in those years, however, if your fit years are increased, it shouldn't be an issue. This also comes with a caveat.


If I could remain fit until I’m 70, The goal is to retire early, get done with all responsibilities early, accomplish things in life, and have a meaning to live for. If working is meaning to someone, then be it. The goal is to enjoy the benefits of being old as listed: more time, more wisdom, more fun, more empathy, more understanding of world and life, without the physical problems that come with it. And that’s what anti-ageing aims to do.

There would be so much reorganisation with the retirement ages, the political ages, the working ages, the childbearing ages. Some people might work until 70, some people might retire by 40. Some people might find meaning in life and have fun with friends, some might stay poor and lonely and long for death.

I see many problems arising; however, everybody would want to live longer and want their loved ones to live longer. Everybody wants to spend more time with their loved ones. Everyone knows around 95-98% of the people don’t survive ventilators in hospitals, however the loved ones still put them on ventilator for that 1% hope.

Hence, anti-ageing is a gift.