>There's this genuine repulsion I feel when people talk about a future where death by old age is no longer a thing.

Tell me you're from the US without telling you're from the US. They're always keen to police over other people's lives, it's so noticeable when you're not from that culture.

As with almost every other "controversial" topic, the answer to this one is: let people who want to die, die, and let people who want to live, live.