Submitted by Phoenix5869 t3_yndodv in singularity
dontpet t1_iv8h0gm wrote
I'm 60 and only in the past 5 years have I thought that science is progressing fast enough to save my butt into the indefinite future.
So much has happened in the past five years in regards to the science required for indefinite lifespan. And it is only going to speed up. AI combined with the wave of doctorate level training.
I do wish we all had a Ministry of Longevity though to make it all happen much more effectively. Every boomer has a stake in this happening.
Belostoma t1_iv8j2ok wrote
Rich people are throwing billions of dollars into research on this. So far they have prolonged the lives of many a nematode.
dontpet t1_iv8nzfn wrote
I'm grateful to them for their likely selfish foresight. I wish our governments worked the same way toward our collective well being.
gropethegoat t1_iv8uigg wrote
Have they? For sure they haven’t managed to extend the life of rats in any capacity
Belostoma t1_iv8xftx wrote
Yeah, nematodes are easier. I'm a biologist in a different field, but I have coauthored one publication in that field because I did the statistical analysis for them. I'm not terribly impressed with the anti-aging field overall. There's a lot of "let's just try tons of different chemicals and see which one causes some marginal improvement in a model organism." It strikes me as kind of a scattergun approach searching for a molecular fountain of youth that probably doesn't exist. I think they are on track to finding things that help people age more gracefully for a while and get a few extra years of good life. That's a worthy goal, but I just don't anticipate an earth-shattering "now we will live forever" type advance on the short timeline some futurists are hyping. The state of the field is less "these nanobots will reprogram your cells" and more "blueberries seem to be good for you."
Mokebe890 t1_iv94eo7 wrote
Ye I cant believe like people clinge on some chemicals in terms of longevity. Invasive bioengineering is absolutly crucial to achieve longer lifespan. Maybe genetic reprogramming approach will actually be usefull for us.
Adaptandovercome5 t1_iv8wvxz wrote
They have. Lipolic acid, and Carnitine are two clinically studied sups. And then there is fasting studies on rats, works well, but sucks to incorporate.
gropethegoat t1_iv8yj1b wrote
They haven’t. Record for lab mouse longevity was broken by a mouse that died almost 20 years ago. Calorie restriction isn’t relevant in that case.
ChoosenUserName4 t1_iv9cq8h wrote
Facts be damned in this sub.
Phoenix5869 OP t1_iv9real wrote
Exactly
AsuhoChinami t1_ivmxry5 wrote
Maybe you could, I don't know, ask the other side questions to learn more about their perspective and viewpoint? Why are self-proclaimed "realists" and "skeptics" so God damn arrogant and snotty? You people are as likable as nails on a chalkboard.
Cr4zko t1_iv9667m wrote
> Every boomer has a stake in this happening.
Oh god... not the boomers.
dontpet t1_iv96bzt wrote
Yeah. Well actually no. I'm wrong there. I don't think the boomers really see this as a possibility so far. Whatever comes after, with all those 50 year old tech types.
CLOUD889 t1_iv988u6 wrote
I don't want to see you boomers alive any longer than nature intended, look at what you've done to the planet.
Endless warfare and death?
Look at how your cohorts salivate at the escalating war with Russia.
Caring_Cactus t1_iv998ua wrote
Bruh that's just overgeneralizing, come on
CLOUD889 t1_ivd9f8e wrote
We're on the brink of WWIII with Russia, excuse the cynicism , but that's all I have left. History has not been kind to us.
dontpet t1_iv9a08y wrote
Well, you will likely get the satisfaction of that. I doubt many of them will be around by the time we get it sorted.
Those claims about boomers and war don't seem right to me but you do you!
CLOUD889 t1_ivd99gg wrote
Tell me, who is pushing for world warfare in Ukraine? Open combat in Europe with Russia? Who is pushing for that?
There was a time the boomers engaged in ant-war protests, now they check the value of their warfare stocks.
dontpet t1_ivdsnmk wrote
I don't know. I haven't seen anyone pushing for that in my life or Reddit. The boomers I talk to about it focus on the harm being done to Ukrainians and are confused about solutions.
But as earlier, you do you!
CLOUD889 t1_ivdwc0r wrote
Jeez, it's like we have a society looking for the perfect lattes while ensuring wholesale killing is profitable.
CrazyWillingness3543 t1_iv9z0lb wrote
Exactly, there was famously no warfare and death before those bloody boomers.
CLOUD889 t1_ivd8vug wrote
You're proving my point.
And there shouldn't be any life extension to the humans before they can prove their civilization is peaceful.
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