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Is there a reason why people over a specific net worth should be singled out here, and then somehow used as to imply that anti-aging treatments are a net negati
by ve55 6y ago
Is there a reason why people over a specific net worth should be singled out here, and then somehow used as to imply that anti-aging treatments are a net negative?
What about just "helping older people alleviate the painful symptoms of aging and disease"? Most anti-aging treatments we have are certainly not so expensive that only billionaires can afford them (very few things in life are), and are accessible to middle or upper-middle class individuals, with the eventual goal of being accessible to most or all people.
- GaryNumanVevo 6y agoAbsolutely, because I'm making the assumption this will be marketed as a product / service. The initial costs will be quite high, as it's a new service. Rich people will buy the service, market forces will keep the prices high, as the only people who can initially afford it will have means to.
- ve55 6y agoWhy will market forces keep prices high? Generally, over time, the opposite occurs. Many new technologies may start out expensive, but I don't see why we should eschew the entire field just because some people will be able to purchase something before others. Someone has to be first to try things out! I guess I would ask what you'd prefer as an alternative?
- GaryNumanVevo 6y agoGenerally, selling body parts is illegal, this is no different. If people could sell their kidneys they would do it to pay rent. I don't think that kind of system ought to exist.
- rowanG077 6y agoStelling blood is not illegal. Stelling hair also isn't. Selling vital organs is. Some people sell plasma multiple times each month. That is not even questioning all the people that need blood transfusions for medical emergencies. Where would that blood come from?