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The main problem here is the aliens would then have a vested interest in our technological advancement and preventing us from reaching anywhere near their own level. If they munch on us at 80, they will want to perpetually be able to do that in the future and once we sign up, we will be forced into role of well, food. Comfortable food, probably treated better than we treat cows etc, but food.

Meanwhile most of our "problems" could be solved by our own advancement technology wise in the next few decades. The aliens in fact may not even be THAT advanced compared to us as they are not just taking what they want, and creating people factories (which can be an option I guess if we turn them down, perhaps they are just lazy).

In our current world right now, the general standard of living for people 80+ other then a small (very small) percentage of wealthy individuals SUCKS HARD. It's not really anything to look forward to tbh, and if you could actually get to 80 without having major medical issues/pains etc, in exchange for losing any years after 80, I think most people, looking at it objectively from outside their own life (IE you can see how your life would be before hand), would choose that option.

If you add in unlimited resources, not needing to work anymore, the best food/drink/entertainment etc for your life till 80, that would be WAY better than most peoples lives would have been.

Only less than 10% of the population would have anything comparable to that much life span and anything like that much free time/enjoyment in their lives etc, so for a vast majority of living human beings right now, it would be a really good deal.

It does give up a potential better future for humans, and it's a raw deal for the wealthiest humans in the world right now (but screw them), so it basically comes down to doing what is best for the current living generations and what is right for future ones. If it is in the hands of boomers based on past actions we already know what they would choose and we would become meals on wheels (at least till the boomers hit 80 or so...and they are getting close).