The Forever Effect

Describe your room 🚀 In the near future, human lifespans are indefinitely extended by the process of resetting one’s biological age at will using a newly invented DNA splicing technology. As a result, population growth is the global biggest threat to humanity and the birth of new children is heavily regulated. Only a few thousand children are allowed to be born globally each year through a strictly controlled voucher program. These birth vouchers are considered a status symbol and, though the distribution of the vouchers is a nominally a fair and random process, in practice, they go primarily to only the wealthiest and most powerful people on the planet. Any child born outside of this vou...View all