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Re:My strange journey into transhumanism by mc32 on Sunday May 07, 2017 @04:13PM (#14287368)
Agree completely. Renewal has been central to the development of the world. So unless people are able to reset their mindsets at intervals, all we'll get is curmudgeonly old people set in their ways --few sons or daughters questioning the status quo and overthrowing their mothers' and fathers' thinking.

Renewal would be more or less dead.

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Re:My strange journey into transhumanism by FullMtlAlcoholc on Sunday May 07, 2017 @04:40PM (#14287530)
I think that curmudgeonly mindset sets in due to your physical deterioration and hormonal changes. You'd be grumpy too simply getting up out of a chair causes you pain.

If life extension reverses / resets aging at the cellular level and you have the endocrine system of a 20 year old , it is likely that one could retain a youthful mindset. I think people overestimate the significance of experience and underestimate how your body's chemicals regulate your mood.

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