On a more positive note... we are not far from a cure for aging. Seriously, they already reversed aging in mice.
Which means we are also not far from "We need OMD to prevent Peter from growing into an old man" becoming total garbage. As will "Fans are selfish and want Peter to grow old with them". (You really can't say that if real people stay 30 forever like comic book characters.)
Imagine if the cure for aging is what finally kills OMD. If I'm somehow alive by the time that happens, I'm going to laugh so hard. lol