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> In 40 years, we are reasonably likely to have: functional immortality (cured natural death) This is laughable to the point where I suspect trolling/parody.
by StevePerkins 3y ago
> In 40 years, we are reasonably likely to have: functional immortality (cured natural death)
This is laughable to the point where I suspect trolling/parody. Regardless, there should indeed be scientific advances ahead of us in the next 40 years. With the ongoing collapse in forward-looking fertility rates, there certainly better be.
- yuppiepuppie 3y agoI wouldn’t go so far as to say immortality, but cures to standard diseases and ailments that lead to a shorter lifespan would be in my level of expectations.
- StevePerkins 3y agoIt is conceivable that we might have organ replacement for the most commonly failing bodily organs, and cancer treatments that come close to the term "cure". It is inconceivable that any of this will be available to 90+% of the human race, or even to most people in developed countries. Insulin has been available to diabetics for well over a century now. And yet..... well, technology is the not the greatest obstacle.
- verve_rat 3y agoInsulin costs $5 for three months here. Plus $5 for the disposable needles. And the government is getting rid of the $5 charge on prescriptions soon. Don't tar the rest of the world with the US's brush.