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Whenever travel to The Stars comes up on Hacker News, lots of people chime in with the impossibility of it all because of the hard limit of c, calling all such
by CapitalistCartr 6y ago
Whenever travel to The Stars comes up on Hacker News, lots of people chime in with the impossibility of it all because of the hard limit of c, calling all such "Warp Speed" or "Hyperspace" notions handwaving fantasy.
But that overlooks age extension. Even if this Universe's rules make FTL impossible, 500 year lifespans changes it all. And that seems more likely with every passing decade.
- simonebrunozzi 6y ago> And that seems more likely with every passing decade. How so? Average/median life expectancy has gone up, sure. But we had 80+ y.o. and 90+ y.o. people in the Roman Empire, too. Tell me where's the real science to suggest that we are really extending lifespans. I don't see much.
- CapitalistCartr 6y agoWe aren't. Yet. Gerontology has nothing to do with past public health improvements. Just like horses didn't evolve over generations into the automobile, anti-aging technology breakthroughs will be new tech and irregular. Such as telomere modification. And probably kill some people at first. "You can tell the pioneers by the arrows in their backs."