1. The putins of our world will never die naturally. They will die only by force.
2. According to Max Planck, scientific progress will stop, because science makes progress funeral by funeral.
I know it is too much to ask, but perhaps try to reflect a bit on the real sources for these kinds of thoughts? Are you sure this is not an elaborate coping mechanism to stay away from realizations that will complicate your social life?
Amazing how much our implicit investment in middle class lifestyle weighs upon us.
...Because of mental senescence.
The purpose of facilitating the complete expression of one's potential is to progress against such direction.