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This would suggest that a hidden cost of enhanced longevity would be social sclerosis.
by zeristor 10y ago
This would suggest that a hidden cost of enhanced longevity would be social sclerosis.
- dpatrick86 10y agoI hope there are concomitant strides in being able to maintain a youthful cognitive flexibility.
- htrp 10y agoLet's get to clinical immortality before worrying about scientific stagnation.
- Mz 10y agoLet's not. Let's go ahead and assume such things matter in the here and now and are actively in the way of getting to clinical immortality (assuming clinical immortality is even possible).
- dredmorbius 10y agoI believe that's been proposed, though I can't think of specific references offhand. Certainly amonst the unintended consequences one might care to consider.
- nabla9 10y agoThe young must kill the old.