This would make sense if we weren't multicellular and didn't have the ability to repair damage and replace cells. Aging is preprogrammed to ensure population variance which is need for survivability in times of sudden environmental changes.
Unnecessary rubbish. The article even mentions that larger growers already have a similar(one can assume non-blockchain) system in place. This is the product of excited executives listening to buzzwords and the always shameless IBM ready to play along.
A better idea is giving businesses tax incentives for each remote employee living within X miles. That way you can support more rural communities too.
Their solution just trades time stuck in traffic for time stuck on public transit and that's if where you live has adequate public transit. The people who need to drive will still drive and these tolls will displace the traffic elsewhere. It's silly.
There is a more accurate and cheaper way to do this, just double the price of gas with extra taxes. It will have the same dumb effect, make commuting harder for poorer people.