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He's still going to die within the usual human lifespan limits, just like the rest of us. Still, nice to see he's taken on a hobby for his retirement, I guess.

MarkMc 4y ago
> He's still going to die within the usual human lifespan limits, just like the rest of us. I'm not so sure. For millennia people tried and failed to fly through the air like birds. In the late nineteenth century so many people had tried and failed, it seemed like a law of nature that humans were destined to remain earth-bound. Then suddenly, miraculously, we figured it out. I think it will be the same with the 'usual human lifespan limit' of 120 years. At some point we will figure it out, and a group of humans will have a longevity distribution whose right tail extends to 150 years. Bryan Johnson may already be in that group.
melling 4y ago
There’s quite a large variation in human life span and health. Some people can run marathons at 100. https://people.com/sports/100-year-old-runner-holds-world-records-still-lacing-up/ https://people.com/sports/100-year-old-runner-holds-world-re... https://asiana.tv/top-stories/the-worlds-oldest-marathon-runner-breaks-another-record/ https://asiana.tv/top-stories/the-worlds-oldest-marathon-run... Charlie Munger turns 100 next year but he doesn’t get around as well. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Munger https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Munger Of course, 100 is about 25 years above the average age a US male is expected to live. https://www.statista.com/statistics/263731/life-expectancy-of-men-in-the-united-states/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/263731/life-expectancy-o...
- unnah 4y ago
  Doctor Roy Walford pioneered calorie restriction diets for life extension and maintained a strict exercise regimen... and then he got ALS and died at 79.
  - adam_arthur 4y ago
    Maximizing for quality adjusted years is a better goal, though probably amounts to the same thing in the end.
  - swagasaurus-rex 4y ago
    While I personally agree with your sentiment on not sweating too hard about things out of our control... I've always wondered, isn't this the same rationale tobacco smokers give about indulging their habit? Maybe a proper balance involves not going too far into obsessions or give too far into addictions
    - spicyusername 4y ago
      Everything in moderation, including moderation.
  - melling 4y ago
    Hey, you are your generation’s: “People that don’t smoke get cancer too” That’s what people used to tell me 40 years ago. Yes, bad things can still happen to you even if you take care of yourself. On average though, people will be much healthier. Now, if we could only convince the “we’re all going to die anyway” crowd that we can actually cure ALS, cancers, heart disease, etc.
    - telotortium 4y ago
      > Now, if we could only convince the “we’re all going to die anyway” crowd that we can actually cure ALS, cancers, heart disease, etc. Most people will be convinced if you actually cure these illnesses, and not very much before that point.
- grugagag 4y ago
  Isn’t that largely genetic anyway? If one doesn’t have longevity in their genes no amount of self care would change the odds too much. But still, self care is warranted
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MarkMc 4y ago

> He's still going to die within the usual human lifespan limits, just like the rest of us. I'm not so sure. For millennia people tried and failed to fly through the air like birds. In the late nineteenth century so many people had tried and failed, it seemed like a law of nature that humans were destined to remain earth-bound. Then suddenly, miraculously, we figured it out. I think it will be the same with the 'usual human lifespan limit' of 120 years. At some point we will figure it out, and a group of humans will have a longevity distribution whose right tail extends to 150 years. Bryan Johnson may already be in that group.

melling 4y ago

There’s quite a large variation in human life span and health. Some people can run marathons at 100. https://people.com/sports/100-year-old-runner-holds-world-records-still-lacing-up/ https://people.com/sports/100-year-old-runner-holds-world-re... https://asiana.tv/top-stories/the-worlds-oldest-marathon-runner-breaks-another-record/ https://asiana.tv/top-stories/the-worlds-oldest-marathon-run... Charlie Munger turns 100 next year but he doesn’t get around as well. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Munger https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Munger Of course, 100 is about 25 years above the average age a US male is expected to live. https://www.statista.com/statistics/263731/life-expectancy-of-men-in-the-united-states/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/263731/life-expectancy-o...

unnah 4y ago
Doctor Roy Walford pioneered calorie restriction diets for life extension and maintained a strict exercise regimen... and then he got ALS and died at 79.
- adam_arthur 4y ago
  Maximizing for quality adjusted years is a better goal, though probably amounts to the same thing in the end.
- swagasaurus-rex 4y ago
  While I personally agree with your sentiment on not sweating too hard about things out of our control... I've always wondered, isn't this the same rationale tobacco smokers give about indulging their habit? Maybe a proper balance involves not going too far into obsessions or give too far into addictions
  - spicyusername 4y ago
    Everything in moderation, including moderation.
- melling 4y ago
  Hey, you are your generation’s: “People that don’t smoke get cancer too” That’s what people used to tell me 40 years ago. Yes, bad things can still happen to you even if you take care of yourself. On average though, people will be much healthier. Now, if we could only convince the “we’re all going to die anyway” crowd that we can actually cure ALS, cancers, heart disease, etc.
  - telotortium 4y ago
    > Now, if we could only convince the “we’re all going to die anyway” crowd that we can actually cure ALS, cancers, heart disease, etc. Most people will be convinced if you actually cure these illnesses, and not very much before that point.
grugagag 4y ago
Isn’t that largely genetic anyway? If one doesn’t have longevity in their genes no amount of self care would change the odds too much. But still, self care is warranted
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