As ethically thorny as this conversation is, I will just weigh in on the trite stuff: I'm pretty certain I'd enjoy living to 200, assuming *some* of the same faculties I enjoy today are present.
I'd certainly indefinitely extend my lifespan beyond that, assuming quality of life was reasonable. I can't imagine not being curious about things in the future. I think I'd be driven to discover, at a bare minimum.
I've read enough dystopian novels to know it is a BAD idea. Also, yes, it will profit the rich, make the poor poorer and birth a world without creation, just endless consumption. Literally what my novel is about 🤭 (I have plans to translate it in English, but it'll be a couple years till then)
This kind of thing (namely, turning back the biological clock) is what I’m doing my PhD in and want to spend my life finding solutions to! (I want to be a biogeroepidemiologist when I grow up 👶🏼) There’s a lot of hype out there rn (including from some high-output scientists) but I wouldn’t trust naysayers wholesale either. There’s some paradigm shifting stuff coming down the pipeline, and that paradigm shift would mean more time to learn, worship, play, and be with loved ones. Idk about y’all, but I’d love to have an extra 20-30 years with my wife and future kids!
#341: Would You Like to Live for 20,000 Years?
As ethically thorny as this conversation is, I will just weigh in on the trite stuff: I'm pretty certain I'd enjoy living to 200, assuming *some* of the same faculties I enjoy today are present.
I'd certainly indefinitely extend my lifespan beyond that, assuming quality of life was reasonable. I can't imagine not being curious about things in the future. I think I'd be driven to discover, at a bare minimum.
I've read enough dystopian novels to know it is a BAD idea. Also, yes, it will profit the rich, make the poor poorer and birth a world without creation, just endless consumption. Literally what my novel is about 🤭 (I have plans to translate it in English, but it'll be a couple years till then)
This kind of thing (namely, turning back the biological clock) is what I’m doing my PhD in and want to spend my life finding solutions to! (I want to be a biogeroepidemiologist when I grow up 👶🏼) There’s a lot of hype out there rn (including from some high-output scientists) but I wouldn’t trust naysayers wholesale either. There’s some paradigm shifting stuff coming down the pipeline, and that paradigm shift would mean more time to learn, worship, play, and be with loved ones. Idk about y’all, but I’d love to have an extra 20-30 years with my wife and future kids!