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About your 3rd point, recent results (clonal haematopoeisis, single cell genomics) do in fact suggest that life extension interventions will be highly technical
by Gatsky 9y ago
About your 3rd point, recent results (clonal haematopoeisis, single cell genomics) do in fact suggest that life extension interventions will be highly technical, ongoing and very expensive.
- philipkglass 9y agoI agree with highly technical and ongoing. I'm agnostic about "very expensive." Initially very expensive, sure. But how much of the expensive stuff can be eventually automated and routinized? I'd guess "a lot," since that's my general guess about the future, and in that case the cost would fall a lot as well. If I'm wrong -- and I could be wrong; many predictions of widespread automation have been premature -- then I agree that the costs could remain very high.
- TeMPOraL 9y agoAt first. Civilization develops through automating things; there's nothing suggesting the methods for longevity won't improve past initial stages.