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> Even today we see 80 year olds learning all sorts of new paradigms. I said nothing about old people's ability to contribute, rather I was speaking about orga
by DenisM 8y ago
> Even today we see 80 year olds learning all sorts of new paradigms.
I said nothing about old people's ability to contribute, rather I was speaking about organizations staffed with the same people for a long time.
See also: "Science advances one funeral at a time." http://www.nber.org/digest/mar16/w21788.html http://www.nber.org/digest/mar16/w21788.html
- Udik 8y agoIt will be solved by a brain-rejuvenating drug. Same people, but fresh brains. And some of those brains will be rejuvenated so much that they will leave the organizations anyway, to pick up music, or maths :).
- DenisM 8y agoProblem is you accumulate status and groupthink within an organization. Rejuvenating brain doesn't help against that, unless you plan to wipe it altogether.
- Udik 8y agoA property of a young brain is that of starting afresh, being able to change and follow entirely new paths. So yes, I suppose that a rejuvenated brain would end up partially wiping itself. On the other end, what's the fun of living forever if you always have to be the same person?
- scottLobster 8y agoAs am I. Science advancing one funeral at a time is an institutional and cultural failing, not a natural law. Our systems of governance alao used to advance one funeral at a time as well, we eventually figured out many ways around that.