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Re:Ask HN: What should we fund at YC Research? by reasonattlm on Saturday January 30, 2016 @09:11AM (#11001845)
These are all arguments that apply to the house you live in, the blankets on your bed, the medicine you use. You are absolutely fine with all of those - you don't live in a cave, shun treatment for infectious disease, and wear furs. In fact I would go so far as to say that you probably think that modern technology is a good thing, and you are better off for it. Yet that already greatly manipulates your proposed optimal condition for the human species. So why does treating aging as a medical condition bring out this view? This seems like a very selective appeal to nature.
Re:Ask HN: What should we fund at YC Research? by jashephe on Saturday January 30, 2016 @02:04PM (#11003207)
It may not have been expressed the most clearly, but the intention was not quite as you describe. Shelter, clothing, and modern medicine all confer enhanced fitness — I was attempting to suggest that increased lifespan does not.