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It's just a simple projection, it's not meant to be taken so seriously. I expect that it's extremely conservative. We are currently in the dark ages of medicine
by Houshalter 13y ago
It's just a simple projection, it's not meant to be taken so seriously. I expect that it's extremely conservative. We are currently in the dark ages of medicine where we just shoot people up with random chemicals and see what happens. There is a lot of room for improvement. Not to mention the singularity.
- willholloway 13y agoExactly. We are simply molecular machines, and we can and will become masters of our molecular destiny, and I would be happy to make a Simon–Ehrlich type wager with anyone, executed by smart crypto-contract, that the average lifespan of a Female born in 2000 will be > than 100. I would say that my heir(s) will collect the winnings, but I fully expect medical progress will let me outpace death for quite some time. "And what do we say to death?" "Not today!"
- bokononon 13y ago(not so confident there, someone here is just a doctor's appointment away from catastrophe, could be anyone, even you :-/)
- dfc 13y agoI would take that bet and not solely because you failed to exclude third world countries. I would probably hesitate on "in 2050, a 50 year old women has, on average, another 50 years of life" and definitely pass on "in 2075, a 75 year old women has, on average, another 25 years of life."