4 ms·
We should focus on reducing suffering, not on creating arbitrarily long life-times. When suffering is low enough that death-anxiety is the greatest source of hu
by ZeroFries 10y ago
We should focus on reducing suffering, not on creating arbitrarily long life-times. When suffering is low enough that death-anxiety is the greatest source of human angst, then work on immortality.
- kaybe 10y agoLooking at the bigger picture, too many people are doing utterly useless or even harmful stuff. If you're reassigning efforts, you should start there.
- rayalez 10y agoWhy not work on both at the same time?
- ggreer 10y agoConsidering that age-related illnesses are responsible for 100,000 of the 150,000 deaths each day[1], I think working on aging is a very effective way to reduce suffering. Also, I hope readers notice that nobody makes this criticism when someone works on a new mobile app, another static site generator, or My Little Pony fanfiction. It's an excellent example of the Copenhagen Interpretation of Ethics.[2] 1. http://www.sens.org/files/pdf/ENHANCE-PP.pdf http://www.sens.org/files/pdf/ENHANCE-PP.pdf 2. https://blog.jaibot.com/the-copenhagen-interpretation-of-ethics/ https://blog.jaibot.com/the-copenhagen-interpretation-of-eth...
- deleted 10y ago[deleted]