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> solve aging and no one dies I believe this may be an HN bubble thing. Fusion energy will be commercialized hundreds if not thousands of years before that wil
by geerlingguy 4y ago
> solve aging and no one dies
I believe this may be an HN bubble thing. Fusion energy will be commercialized hundreds if not thousands of years before that will be reality.
- satvikpendem 4y agoI was being slightly facetious ;). However it is something I've thought about before, what happens to societies when no one dies, whether we'll keep the same customs and societal opinions forever, etc.
- elliekelly 4y agoYou might enjoy Kurt Vonnegut’s short story 2BR02B. The Wikipedia article[1] has links to several different places you can read or listen to it for free. (Though I’m a bit confused as to how his work is already in the public domain since he only died relatively recently?) [1]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2_B_R_0_2_B https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2_B_R_0_2_B
- tmtvl 4y agoIt may have been published without a copyright notice? As it was published between 1927 and 1977, that would explain why it's in the public domain: https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Hirtle_chart https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Hirtle_chart
- WXLCKNO 4y agoDeath and fusion will both be solved instantly once super human AI arrives. Possibly because it will kill us all immediately but maybe it will solve those things for us.
- satvikpendem 4y agoYou know what they say, give a man a fire and you'll keep him warm for a day. Set a man on fire and you'll keep him warm for the rest of his life.
- anthonypasq 4y agoi think you're a little off the mark. Google Aubrey de Grey. Ageing isnt that tough of a problem