Edel Coffey: Why, as a society, do we seem to be less and less able to accept death and ageing?

From botox to cryo-chambers to George Michael's hologram, we seem to be moving closer to the idea that death and ageing is just a failing

A couple of weeks ago, the estate of George Michael filed accounts suggesting that they may be about to expand their business dealings to include live events. Picture: PA/PA Wire

I still remember hearing the news on Christmas Day 2016 that George Michael had died. Likewise, I remember distinctly the moments I heard Sinéad O’Connor and Shane MacGown had passed, Amy Winehouse, Elliott Smith and Kurt Cobain. I was deeply saddened on each and every occasion, not because I knew these people, or even because I was their biggest fan. But the reason I was saddened was I knew that these were special people, unique talents whose like we would not see again.

However, in the case of George Michael, while we may not see his like again, we might yet see his likeness… in the form of a hologram.