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Pretty sure the possible world being lamented in the GP comment is not "everyone gets to live forever and stay healthy and youthful" but instead "there exist ex
by dangerlibrary 4y ago
Pretty sure the possible world being lamented in the GP comment is not "everyone gets to live forever and stay healthy and youthful" but instead "there exist expensive, parasitic procedures which will allow some rich people to have drastically extended lifespans."
- inglor_cz 4y agoparasitic procedures You can be almost sure that once the underlying mechanism is known, the necessary stuff will be synthetised instead of being transferred from a young person to an older one. If only to guarantee stable supply, consistent quality and rule out accidental transmission of various pathogens from the donor.
- hulitu 4y agoAs a computer i find your trust in technology amusing. The underlying mechanism of a heart, for example, is known. But they still search for pigs to take hearts for transplant.
- karagenit 4y agoI dunno, we understand the underlying mechanism of blood pretty well, but we’re still a long way off from being able to (economically) synthesize blood for transfusion.
- tsol 4y agoThe people in power certainly will take advantage of it, and for that reason we will all suffer disproportionately