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The Fable of the Dragon-Tyrant
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The Fable of the Dragon-Tyrant is a short story by Nick Bostrom serving to Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })deconstruct society's views on aging and death.Once upon a time, a tyrannical dragon demanded thousands of human sacrifices per day from a kingdom to appease it. Many have tried to slay the dragon, and all have failed, owing to its impenetrable scales. The people submitted to the horror, forced to feed the dragon. Time marched on, and as feudalism became industrialism, the dragon-tyrant lived on and continued to eat and grow. However, as the nation entered the information age, scientists riding the wave of exponential growth invented a material so sharp, it could pierce the dragon's scales. However, the citizens had grown complacent, accepting the dragon as inevitable and essential to the human experience. Some had even come to see it as natural beauty. As the scientists and engineers realized the weight of their discovery, they must trek the arduous path of, someday, using it to slay the dragon against all social pressure.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); })In 2018, CGP Grey adapted this fable into an animated YouTube video for his biological immortality advocacy campaign. | |
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The Ageless: This state is what the fable argues we should strive for, as technology is advanced enough now that we could make it happen with enough dedication. | |
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