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"Longevity enthusiasts" sound like people who spend like 1/10 of their time on Earth desperately searching for ways to live several weeks longer.
by BaculumMeumEst 3y ago
"Longevity enthusiasts" sound like people who spend like 1/10 of their time on Earth desperately searching for ways to live several weeks longer.
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- renewiltord 3y agoHaha it's true but that's why it's a good thing they exist. They burn all that effort. We reap the rewards.
- rnewme 3y agoEight year Olds posting?
- vjerancrnjak 3y agoFor human males castration results in a very significant increase (10+ years).
- dymk 3y agoIs that caused by testosterone’s direct physiological effect on the body or something like increased risk taking?
- huytersd 3y agoYeah but testosterone makes life worth living.
- vjerancrnjak 3y agoYet castrated men don't commit enough suicide to lower their life expectancy.
- dymk 3y ago14% longer in mice trails is more than a few weeks. Regardless of if it’s “desperate” or not, there’s worse ways to spend your time than searching for a way to live another decade.
- tobr 3y ago14% of a mouse life is several weeks.
- dymk 3y agoMost obtuse poster award goes to…
- dsp 3y agoI laughed. :)
- dse1982 3y agoWould seem more obtuse to me to assume that a gain of 14% for mice in a lab-situation would translate to a similar gain for humans in a real-life situation.
- D-Coder 3y agoNo one is assuming that. People are assuming it's _worth looking into_.
- smoldesu 3y agoWhere to next, Algernon?
- jajko 3y agoIf they spent that extra time taking more care what and how much they eat and add some exercise, the effects would be much more pronounced (and they would be probably much happier too). But yeah sometimes even very smart folks end up in some analysis paralysis and tunnel vision.