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> 500 years? 1000 years? I'm genuinely curious what the average life expectancy would be if we were able to prevent deaths due to "old age" and its concomitant

by jcadam 7y ago

> 500 years? 1000 years? I'm genuinely curious what the average life expectancy would be if we were able to prevent deaths due to "old age" and its concomitant ailments. There are plenty of other ways to get yourself killed so you're still guaranteed to die some day.

jakeogh 7y ago
~100k years? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19937047 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19937047 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20742898 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20742898