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We're nowhere near reaching the max human life span,controversial study suggests
- coldtea 4y agoMeanwhile, due to economy, depression, disease etc. actual real-world life span is dropping... https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/nchs_press_releases/2022/20220831.htm https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/nchs_press_releases/2022/...
- coldtea 4y agohttps://www.ft.com/content/653bbb26-8a22-4db3-b43d-c34a0b774303 https://www.ft.com/content/653bbb26-8a22-4db3-b43d-c34a0b774...
- nabla9 4y agoSummary: - Methodology: statistical extrapolation from historical mortality data. - major limitation: does not account for the biology of aging. Cell aging has exponential components. Environmental components accumulate. very low confidence
- beardyw 4y agoHaving reached the plateau I can tell you that the confidence you had that you would probably live on is replaced by genuinely not knowing if you have 3 years or 30 years left. It is disconcerting.
- bell-cot 4y agoHowever dubious, theoretical, or inapplicable to the real world the study might be - it does sound well-designed to appeal to narcissistic billionaires. And the author of the study appears to be a not-yet-tenured professor at an American university...