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"Your experiences of the world will cease to exist. Therefore, the only rational investment would be in life extension technologies (SENS, advanced prosthesis,
by dror 13y ago
"Your experiences of the world will cease to exist. Therefore, the only rational investment would be in life extension technologies (SENS, advanced prosthesis, etc.)."
No. You make a false assumption that everyone's main goal in to live as long as possible.
Different people have different goals, and Gates clearly cares about making a major impact on other people.
- enraged_camel 13y agoIf you live longer, you can make a bigger impact. Especially if you're someone like Bill Gates. Imagine if the great thinkers and inventors of past times were still alive today. Imagine if someone like Elon Musk could live forever. edit: gotta love it when drive-by downvoters just cast their vote without adding anything to the discussion.
- gnaritas 13y agoPeople tire of life, not everyone would want to live longer. I would, as would many, but many wouldn't even if they could. I'm sure even billionaire’s get tired of life.
- akurtzhs 13y agoOn the other hand, imagine Kim Il-sung living and ruling over North Korea forever. I'm in favor of SENS, but the idea of having the established elite be permanently on top worries me.