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Aging. Nothing brings more suffering. Resource needs are considerable due to long preclinical & clinical studies necessary, perhaps also due to novel paradigms
by sinenomine 1y ago
Aging. Nothing brings more suffering. Resource needs are considerable due to long preclinical & clinical studies necessary, perhaps also due to novel paradigms which will have to be invented along the way.
- msgodel 1y agoI'd argue the suffering comes more from misunderstanding aging than aging itself.
- antfarm 1y agoWould you like to die with a young body, or prefer not to die at all? Serious question.
- ethbr1 1y agoImmortality brings a host of other problems, given that minds are rarely as plastic as bodies. I'm not sure it would be healthy for society to have ideas and people stick around for even longer.
- sinenomine 1y agoIs it healthy for society to spend 20 years (and increasing) of schooling to get maybe 5-10 years of peak scientific output from a person, though? Wouldn't it be interesting if we could witness geniuses honing their unique thoughtcraft over millennia? Just how much advanced culture are we missing due to ephemeral, short-lived, desperate nature of our best and brightest?
- ethbr1 1y agoFair point! But I'd counter there are biochemical reasons the best work comes during such a short span. It'll likely end up being easier to extend that neurologically peak productive period further into late middle age, than stretch an entire lifespan (which may or may not extend that period anyway).
- sinenomine 1y agoBoth, but even just the second one could be useful.