The Economic Commodification of Extended Lifespan & Intergenerational Knowledge Capital

As global bio-engineering and somatic maintenance technologies achieve sustained efficacy, average human lifespans are projected to exceed 120 years across developed metabolic zones (DMZs). This exponential extension fundamentally destabilizes the historical economic contract predicated on finite working lives followed by fixed periods of non-productive retirement. The most valuable resource shifts away from accumulated physical wealth or specialized skills applicable for a decade, migrating instead toward 'Intergenerational Knowledge Capital'—the measurable capacity and demonstrated utility of an individual to maintain high cognitive throughput, adaptability, and productive contribution across multiple life cycles. This phenomenon mandates the development of novel economic structures capable of quantifying, tracking, and monetizing sustained human experience over decades.