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Alex_1729 t1_j6573uc wrote

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Hi, what is LEV in your nick?

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GayHitIer t1_j65ctte wrote

Longievity Escape Velocity, basically technological advancements allow us to live more than 100 years.

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Alex_1729 t1_j65u3mj wrote

Well, AI will be able to do that, no? But first, we need to figure out cancer and other diseases, as well as poverty, wars, fundamentalism, idiocy, and all kinds of stuff. I suppose all that falls under the same umbrella.

How did you get to that number?

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GayHitIer t1_j65vuf7 wrote

Aubrey De Grey said LEV could be reached by 2036 with a 50% chance.

Aubrey is probably the most trustworthy guy when it comes to anti age research.

He doesn't sell out or lie about his test results and seems to want the best for humanity. So I trust his prediction.

Yes, cancer will still be a problem, but nanotechnology might solve this down the road.

Though most of our problems could be fixed soon if agi/asi gets made, we will discover new things quicker and quicker.

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Geneocrat t1_j665d02 wrote

Well even we’re living to 200 my kids will say their dad heard it from gayhitler

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Alex_1729 t1_j67usrv wrote

Ah, I see. I suppose he has credibility even though he has the morality in check? Any books you can recommend about LEV in general?

>Though most of our problems could be fixed soon if agi/asi gets made, we will discover new things quicker and quicker.

I guess. But should be hold our breaths until that happens? As incredible as it sounds, I find it hard to live in the moment when we're about to change the entirety of our civilization. How does one do this? Meditation helps, but it's still a bit overwhelming. In the end, nobody knows and not everything will get fixed. We may even create bigger problems.

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GayHitIer t1_j67v7iq wrote

I haven't read any of his books, but I have heard ending aging by Aubrey De Grey is pretty good.

And yeah I mean I don't belive in a perfect utopia, but it can get much better than now in my opinion.

I just want to see what happens honestly like a roller-coaster ride I want to see what happens tomorrow.

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Alex_1729 t1_j67vm1a wrote

Me too. I wish we enter the age of implants soon. I really want one to help me speed up things and access more memory, but it will take time to test these, and complications may arise in the beginning. By the time it's safe to use I'll be an old man. So I try not to hope for anything, but live with what I have. But yeah, I'm hopeful for the next generation.

As far as aging, I've been taking care of myself well enough and it's no guarantee AGI will fix that. Then again, I may simply not know enough about this subject. In any case, thanks for sharing.

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kmtrp t1_j687r3s wrote

I think we'll harness our own biology before needing medical nanotech.

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