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Re:There's no limit to longevity, says study that revives hu... by davesque on Friday June 29, 2018 @11:53PM (#17429393)
I'm sorry to say it, but I always feel incredibly cynical about longevity tech. If we had a treatment that could extend people's lives indefinitely, what would that do? It would essentially put a price tag on life in a more direct way than we've seen before. It's hard to imagine that the powers that be would want everyone to have fair access to it.

Obviously, this kind of treatment wouldn't at first be widely available even if it worked. So how do we decide who gets it?

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Re:There's no limit to longevity, says study that revives hu... by vagab0nd on Saturday June 30, 2018 @11:07AM (#17431091)
May I ask, why you don't feel the same way for any other medical research that saves lives? What's so different about curing aging?
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Re:There's no limit to longevity, says study that revives hu... by davesque on Sunday July 01, 2018 @10:54PM (#17439040)
Why do you assume I don't feel the same way about the things you mention?

In general, I think the economic incentives for medical tech are fucked up.

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Re:There's no limit to longevity, says study that revives hu... by vagab0nd on Thursday July 05, 2018 @10:50AM (#17463668)
Well, you mentioned you "feel incredibly cynical about longevity tech", which seems to suggest that you feel differently on this particular type of research compared to others.
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