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Oh, it won't be a black market. There will be lobbying and laws will be passed authorising the preservation, transport and sale of war casualties from "rogue st

by anon4 11y ago

Oh, it won't be a black market. There will be lobbying and laws will be passed authorising the preservation, transport and sale of war casualties from "rogue states".

_yosefk 11y ago
Are you extrapolating from something that did happen with other organ transplants, or just assuming it would happen even though it didn't happen with other organ transplants? BTW, one big problem for a rich old guy is, it's very likely that their head is the weakest link, not the body. If the body has cancer which has metastasized, the head is not very useful. If the body has some other problem, it could probably be better solved by transplanting a single organ. And most of all, a rich guy who had all the means to care for his body is very likely to have preserved it in a nice shape but his memory is failing them, etc. etc. An old brain in a new body doesn't sound that great, really, not as a means for life extension. "Just for fun" might interest some generally healthy aging people, on the other hand; these people would be heavily stigmatized though, in all likelihood, even if they managed to get the body and were willing to take all the risks. I think it could be very useful in rare cases is the upshot.
- tuyguntn 11y ago
  not apples-to-apples comparison, first thing comes to my mind is Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) and how it (may) hurt environment. When rich guys are saying something, others should listen, even though they are wrong - http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/01/140117-trans-pacific-partnership-free-trade-environment-obama/ http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/01/140117-trans... - http://www.sierraclub.org/trade/trans-pacific-partnership http://www.sierraclub.org/trade/trans-pacific-partnership
- animal531 11y ago
  Let's say I'm going to live until 50 (head+body), but then get a replacement 20 year old body when I'm 40. What happens to me? Can I make it to a higher age now? Will my mind eventually just turn into mush anyway?
scott_s 11y ago
If that was likely to happen, I would expect to see the same with human organs that we already know how to transplant. We do not. So I find your extrapolation very unlikely.

by anon4 11y ago

Oh, it won't be a black market. There will be lobbying and laws will be passed authorising the preservation, transport and sale of war casualties from "rogue states".

_yosefk 11y ago

Are you extrapolating from something that did happen with other organ transplants, or just assuming it would happen even though it didn't happen with other organ transplants? BTW, one big problem for a rich old guy is, it's very likely that their head is the weakest link, not the body. If the body has cancer which has metastasized, the head is not very useful. If the body has some other problem, it could probably be better solved by transplanting a single organ. And most of all, a rich guy who had all the means to care for his body is very likely to have preserved it in a nice shape but his memory is failing them, etc. etc. An old brain in a new body doesn't sound that great, really, not as a means for life extension. "Just for fun" might interest some generally healthy aging people, on the other hand; these people would be heavily stigmatized though, in all likelihood, even if they managed to get the body and were willing to take all the risks. I think it could be very useful in rare cases is the upshot.

tuyguntn 11y ago
not apples-to-apples comparison, first thing comes to my mind is Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) and how it (may) hurt environment. When rich guys are saying something, others should listen, even though they are wrong - http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/01/140117-trans-pacific-partnership-free-trade-environment-obama/ http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/01/140117-trans... - http://www.sierraclub.org/trade/trans-pacific-partnership http://www.sierraclub.org/trade/trans-pacific-partnership
animal531 11y ago
Let's say I'm going to live until 50 (head+body), but then get a replacement 20 year old body when I'm 40. What happens to me? Can I make it to a higher age now? Will my mind eventually just turn into mush anyway?

scott_s 11y ago

If that was likely to happen, I would expect to see the same with human organs that we already know how to transplant. We do not. So I find your extrapolation very unlikely.