Visions of the Future
Jaba Tkemaladze
Abstract
This paper posits that the most significant long-term existential risk to human civilization is not an acute technological or environmental catastrophe, but a chronic, systemic decay driven by the psychological and demographic consequences of a biologically capped lifespan. The entrenched expectation of mortality before 120 years fosters a condition of "temporal myopia," which cultivates cultural short-termism, consumerist nihilism, and demographic apathy. A critical and compounding aspect of this risk is the observed strong negative correlation between high cognitive ability and reproductive rates, leading to a systematic, dysgenic drain on humanity's problem-solving capacity. This creates a recursive threat far greater than any single hazard, as it erodes the intellectual capital necessary to navigate all other complex challenges. To counter this civilizational trajectory, we propose a novel biomedical paradigm: a strategy of continuous personal rejuvenation. This approach is based on utilizing in-vitro gametogenesis to generate autologous gametes, followed by auto-fertilization to create a new embryonic lineage. This protocol enables a comprehensive reset of cellular age, including the critical de novo formation of young centrioles, addressing the Centriolar Theory of Organismal Aging. The resulting young, perfectly matched adult stem cells are proposed for periodic autologous transplantation to maintain the body's regenerative potential indefinitely. We argue that this intervention transcends its medical purpose. By enabling the indefinite maintenance of cognitive and physical vitality, it allows the most capable individuals to remain active contributors for centuries, provides time for wisdom to accumulate, and transforms detrimental demographic structures. Therefore, rejuvenation biotechnology should be framed not as a mere luxury, but as a necessary civilizational safeguard—a strategic imperative to prevent a slow-motion intellectual and demographic collapse and to secure a flourishing long-term future for humanity.