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> We’re facing some massive generational crises at this point, and it feels like the only solution is to wait for the current leadership to die off, and hope th
by bsedlm 4y ago
> We’re facing some massive generational crises at this point, and it feels like the only solution is to wait for the current leadership to die off, and hope the gen x’ers fix it.
oh man, I choose to laugh so I don't start crying hahaha.
I want to turn this into an argument of why age-reversal and other longevity research is such a bad idea (personally, I think it's kind of evil; but maybe I've seen too many villanous cartoon characters throwing everything under the bus so the can live forever).
- wardedVibe 4y agoI mean, making sure Putin doesn't live forever seems like a pretty high priority to me. There's also the fact that science might lock up, since old scientists have more reputation at stake in the old theories (there's an adage "science advances one funeral at a time"). We're not ready as a species for immortality
- BLKNSLVR 4y agoThat quote applies to many (all?) disciplines: "X advances one funeral at a time".