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This is the decade in which we get drugs directly for longevity in the clinic
- kwertyoowiyop 3y agoAnd a few lines away on HN, this item: “It’d be nice to live in less of a gerontocracy”
- ipnon 3y agoPart of longevity terminology is healthspan vs. lifespan. Lifespan is how long it takes you to die. Healthspan is how long it takes you to become effectively disabled. For example your lifespan might be 80, but if you had severe Alzheimer’s since you were 65 you were dependent on many people to live still. One major goal of longevity is to extend healthspan towards the lifespan, so that your final years are quick and merciful instead of slowly wasting for a decade or more. That experience, I’m sure we all know, is painful for everyone involved.