Radical Life Extension / Immortalism is a primary goal of the vast majority of transhumanists. But what, specifically, do we want to do with the extra time? (Terasem Survey, Part 2)

I recently conducted a survey - funded byTerasem Movement Inc., and fiscally sponsored by World Future Society - that queried hundreds of transhumanists on this question.

Additional information on the Terasem Survey is at the end of this essay

The following statistics and comments are in response to my question:

“What would you do if you had 100 extra years of life?” 

We presented eight choices to the respondents, and asked them to rate each choice as either “very likely”, “somewhat likely”, “unlikely”, and “very unlikely.”  The replies were also given a “Rating Average” that calculated a value derived from sums in each category. 

There were 787 responders to this question, significantly more than there were to a previous question about wanting or not wanting immortality (only 667 responders).

Here are the results:

#1 Travel. Rating Average 3.75 with 80.3% of responders selecting it as “very likely.”

#2 Read and Write. Rating Average 3.73 with 77.7% of responders selecting it as “very likely.”

#3 Help Other People. Rating Average 3.50 with 62.3% of responders selecting it as “very likely.”

#4 Pleasure. Rating Average 3.46 with 56.8% of responders selecting it as “very likely.”

#5 Sex. Rating Average 3.46 with 51% of responders selecting it as “very likely.”

#6 Relax. Rating Average 3.22 with 48% of responders selecting it as “very likely.”

#7 Spend Time With My Family. Rating Average 3.19 with 46.7% of responders selecting it as “very likely.”

#8 Seek Powerful Positions in Society. Rating Average 2.53 with only 23.5% selecting this choice as “very likely.”

I believe this data is extremely important because it provides guidance in creating the future that we want to live (eternally) in. What does it tell us? Here’s a few bits of guidance:....