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escape velocity in this context means that you stay at least one step ahead of dying, through medical advances, to the point that the first immortal human (at l
by exe34 2y ago
escape velocity in this context means that you stay at least one step ahead of dying, through medical advances, to the point that the first immortal human (at least one who will not die of old age) may have already been born.
- throwaway290 2y ago[flagged]
- kirubakaran 2y agoPedantry is the cure for dying of old age
- throwaway290 2y agobelieve it or not some would say accepting that people die of cancer or heart attacks rather than "old age" is actually key to tackling longevity :)
- exe34 2y agoit was a catch-all phrase, you muppet. we do know "old age" isn't a real disease, we do know about immortal jellyfish. we do know about strategies for engineered negligible senescence. it's not the gotcha you think you had.
- throwaway290 2y agonice try walking back a bout of senility :) no worries we have all been there. or maybe you just come from reddit, I don't know (or care)
- exe34 2y agoknew I recognised you from somewhere.
- exe34 2y agoyou win! well done!