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A comment on Billions’ worth of high-tech research seeking to make death optional. Parent comment

Re:Billions’ worth of high-tech research seeking to make dea... by falcolas on Tuesday March 28, 2017 @10:14AM (#13976709)
Aging is not really the cause of joint pains - the simple act of living is what causes a lot of these pains. The repeated use and abuse of joints which have non-regenerating components is what causes joint pain. There are also several diseases which accumulate damage over time.

These would need to be addressed independently of prolonging life. That there is no real mention of them when talking about prolonging life makes me shake my head - living at 200 with destroyed joints and a mind which is failing due to Dementia or alzheimers doesn't sound like much fun to me.

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Re:Billions’ worth of high-tech research seeking to make dea... by ekianjo on Thursday March 30, 2017 @01:43AM (#13993212)
> That there is no real mention of them when talking about prolonging life makes me shake my head - living at 200 with destroyed joints and a mind which is failing due to Dementia or alzheimers doesn't sound like much fun to me.

Indeed, cartilages and joints get damaged because of prolonged usage, and not just aging. If we were to live much longer, we would have to also tackle how to make such factors less a problem to maintain an active lifestyle beyond age 100.

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