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If a cheap, reliable technique of halting or slowing down the "epigenetic clock" hits the market, and assuming its main effect on a population level is increase
by cerol 4y ago
If a cheap, reliable technique of halting or slowing down the "epigenetic clock" hits the market, and assuming its main effect on a population level is increased life span, wouldn't it make the demographics of most developed countries even worse?
It's still unclear whether or not "automation" will compensate an ageing population, and prevent a demographic collapse. But having a pill that makes people live longer (even if it's 5 to 10 years), wouldn't it be like throwing an entire gas station into the fire?
- forum_ghost 4y ago> throwing an entire gas station into the fire? Why? Longer span can also mean longer healthspan.
- stevenjgarner 4y agoIf an ageing population has increased health span, they will also be able to work and contribute longer. "Population growth has declined mainly due to the abrupt decline in the global total fertility rate, from 5.0 in 1960 to 2.3 in 2020. The decline in the total fertility rate has occurred in every region of the world and is a result of a process known as demographic transition." [1] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Population_decline https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Population_decline
- Qem 4y agoDepends on where the additional years are added. Around the middle of life or in its end.