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we have hundreds of other larger humanitarian issues on earth than delaying aging & dying Do we? Preventing people from dying is at the core of what "humanitar
by orangecat 10y ago
we have hundreds of other larger humanitarian issues on earth than delaying aging & dying
Do we? Preventing people from dying is at the core of what "humanitarian issues" actually means. Yes, too many people die because of violence or starvation or lack of basic medical care, and we should absolutely address those problems, but the effects of aging are harming billions of people and will ultimately kill them.
- shshhdhs 10y agoDeath is a guarantee, even if you extend it. While in the United States we may live 70-100, in other countries they live to maybe 40, while child mortality is sky high. It would be awesome if we can close that gap first, instead of making the divide between the rich and poor even wider.
- TeMPOraL 10y agoIt would be awesome, sure, but if both things can be done in parallel, why not? This smells of a "if I can't have it first, nobody can have it" thinking. Do lives of the westerners matter so little? Are they not people too?