Don't be a man. Be a male human instead. If you don't satisfy me, I promise you'll be the second to know. Longlife could be a mixed blessing when you felt boredom creeping up on you. Aptitude is a slipery thing.
Humans are a time-binding species, existing in an eternal now.
The future flows through them and becomes the past, but it is always the present that counts. Who doesn't think of retiring into fantasy from time to time. There's nothing like a dose of pain to make you realize that it can happen to you. Thou shalt not screw around with things you do not understand. The State holds you responsible for the maintenance of your own mind, does not care what opinions you hold or what evaluations you make of reality so long as they do not infringe on the rights of other citizens.