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When it comes to human longevity, we're focusing on the wrong thing; we shouldn't be trying to keep ourselves alive for longer in old age, we should be trying t
by schnebbau 5y ago
When it comes to human longevity, we're focusing on the wrong thing; we shouldn't be trying to keep ourselves alive for longer in old age, we should be trying to extend the prime part of our lives (let's say currently 20-50).
I would take a shorter life overall if I'm at peak condition for longer.
- SubiculumCode 5y agoThis is quite an off-topic take. This paper is about mapping gray and white matter development and change across the natural lifespan.
- thfuran 5y agoAnd one of the main reasons we care to map the brain development over lifetime is because it tends to deteriorate in old age.
- prepend 5y agoI don’t think these are exclusive options. I think it depends on a lot of factors and can’t say whether I’d like a shorter “peak” life. I think it’s difficult to measure peak until after we’ve reached it. And I would bet my life, or the life of others, on it.
- ben_w 5y agoThat’s been the main focus of most research I’ve seen in headlines[0], and indeed the important difference between “eternal life” and “eternal youth” has been something people have understood since Gilgamesh, circa 2100 BC. [0] not being a researcher I don’t know how do a literature study to see what the actual study focus has been
- kiba 5y agoKeeping a person healthier is to live a longer life. There's no way to get around that.