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Awesome, but the "Watch Next Video" button doesn't seem to be working for me (starting in 1860). All in all, the video does make me realize just how far we've
by andre3k1 16y ago
Awesome, but the "Watch Next Video" button doesn't seem to be working for me (starting in 1860).
All in all, the video does make me realize just how far we've come in 100 years. I'm so happy to be during the turn of this century versus the turn of the last century.
- natrius 16y agoI'm sure they said they same thing at the turn of last century. And the century before.
- kiba 16y agoBut this could be the century where people will be comtemplating more than 100 years lifespan! Imagine all the old people becoming youthful overnight, changing plans for hundred of million of people. No longer will they remain feeble adults living in their twilight years, they will be badass on the market using their superior experience to out-compete us youngsters.
- glhaynes 16y agoIf we ever "fix" aging, imagine how paranoid people will be of traumatic injury.
- kiba 16y agoYou will also have to account for cryonic tech and ever improving safety standard.
- mcav 16y agoIf we fix aging, perhaps people will be in less of a hurry, and be safer in the process.
- CamperBob 16y agoYeah, to the extent of turning into Ents. No, thanks.
- Empact 16y agoPerhaps, and I've certainly thought this. But as the devil's advocate: would the net present value of 60 years of life is much different from 600 years of life, after discounting? If we use the prevent value of recurring payments equation (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Present_value#Annuities.2C_perpetuities_and_other_common_forms http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Present_value#Annuities.2C_perp...) to consider the present value of 60 years, with a modest discounting rate of 6%, we get: > = 16.161427705238 The same number for 600 years is: > = 16.6666666666667 For context, the incremental difference between 50 and 60 years is about the same as for the additional 500+. That far out the incremental present value of a year of life drops to basically zero. Which is to say, for many people (the vast majority, I might guess), the value of these far-off experiences may end up being academic, and thus not factor into their decisions particularly strongly. Certainly some people would be affected - those with low subjective discounting rates, which is to say, future-oriented people. And certainly on the margin it would make people more cautious, but if the premise holds, the effect might not be as far-reaching as you suspect.
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- philwelch 16y agoThis isn't the first century where men have tried to discover a fountain of youth, but I doubt it will be the last, either.
- planckscnst 16y agoThe "watch next video" is meant to move to another video from the same year; to move to the next year, you either move the sider or edit the URL.