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Re:Ask HN: What should we fund at YC Research? by mc808 on Saturday January 30, 2016 @03:55AM (#11001163)
There is a pine tree that is almost 5,000 years old, and a number of plants "reproduce" by spreading out their root system where what we see as a multitude of plants is essentially one long-lived organism under the surface.

For humans (or at least for me), I think the main concern is really more of continuity of experience than maintaining a particular body configuration indefinitely. I.e. I would like to run into an old friend in 10,000 years and reminisce about that time we did something hilarious. It wouldn't be very satisfying to undergo a procedure that resets my body but wipes out my memories in the process.

Re:Ask HN: What should we fund at YC Research? by zardo on Saturday January 30, 2016 @06:05PM (#11004213)
It wouldn't be very satisfying to undergo a procedure that resets my body but wipes out my memories in the process.

We whipe out memories every day. Your memory of your childhood is a half imagined highlight reel of moments. If you lived 10,000 years, you might only have a couple moments left from this century.