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"Prime time for an impact" is kind of an ironic title IMHO. People already live quite long, so it takes a long time for longevity to take any significant effec
by grondilu 8y ago
"Prime time for an impact" is kind of an ironic title IMHO.
People already live quite long, so it takes a long time for longevity to take any significant effect.
If a 20yo man became immortal today, he will be 100 in 2099. Who knows what kind of world we'll be living in then?
My point is : longevity is such a slow motion process that its impact on society is not as relevant as the pace of technology in other fields.
- braincrush7 8y agoWould anti aging cure mental deficiencies that occur with aging. We lose our ability to learn the more we age. I'd much rather be able to learn like an 18 year old for my while life and die at 70 then be a senile man and live till 100
- xiphias2 8y agoYes, actually companies trying to cure Alzheimer disease started as research in SENS.
- adrianN 8y agoHaving a treatment that allows 20 year olds to live healthily to 120 likely helps the contemporary 85 year olds to live a few more years without being dependent on other people. Ageing populations are a huge problem in many first world countries.
- xiphias2 8y agoNot really. What you're talking about works with solutions that are minimizing the damages building up in your body, but Audrey is specifically researching repairing the damages.