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You can play "didn't read the article" bingo with these posts every time. 1. This isn't technology that increases lifespan dramatically. No one is going to liv
by staticassertion 5y ago
You can play "didn't read the article" bingo with these posts every time.
1. This isn't technology that increases lifespan dramatically. No one is going to live to 150 because of this work. Instead, they might live an extra decade at absolute best, but more likely (and the goal) is that they'll have a longer healthy life. That is to say, maybe you'd die at the same age, but you'd be walking around, feeling young and energetic, for more years of your life.
2. This technology is unlikely to extraordinarily expensive. Even current anti-aging pills that are patented are easily affordable by the middle class. But more importantly, imagine if you eliminated cancer, alzheimers, and other age-related illnesses - imagine the economic impact, what that would do to insurance premiums, etc. It would have a significant overall positive impact on the economy.
Almost every post will make the mistake of talking about immortality, absurd age extensions (150 year lifespans), etc. None of that is on the table.