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Let’s hope Larry spends his fortune on this research for himself and other billionaires. That’s more valuable than buying a bigger yacht. Of course, once the
by melling 7y ago
Let’s hope Larry spends his fortune on this research for himself and other billionaires.
That’s more valuable than buying a bigger yacht.
Of course, once the knowledge is gained and a problem is solved, someone somewhere will reproduce the same thing for a fraction of the cost. The real cost is the research.
- smt88 7y agoI'm not sure why you assume that all observable results of technology can lead to reverse engineering that technology. Billionaires could easily solve baldness, aging, or any number of problems for themselves without releasing anything. In fact, Alphabet is already openly doing this with its ultra-secretive Calico company that is sucking in lots of researchers and locking their discoveries (if any) in a private vault.
- belltaco 7y agoBecause they stand to make money, lots of it, by selling cures for aging.
- shard972 7y agoThem priorities
- Ericson2314 7y agoKeeping it at least somewhat inaccessible could up profits though. Hard to say what the curve is like a priori.
- solveit 7y agoNah, if you actually cure aging, you could sell it at any cost to anyone. How will they afford it? They'll give you a loan and five hundred years to repay it.
- Lio 7y agoWell for one thing simply knowing something is possible can be enough to lead others to try. To use an old cliche, look at the number of people who've run sub 4 minutes miles since Roger Bannister showed it was actually possible. And if the technology was patented in some way that would also lead to disclosure and not all regions respect foreign patents anyway.