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Re:The X Prize is taking aim at aging with a new $101M award by TheCoelacanth on Sunday December 03, 2023 @01:31PM (#38509469)
Overpopulation is a nonsense concern. The world population is on track to peak at a level only marginally higher than the current population.

The parts of the world rich enough to afford state-of-the-art medical treatments mostly have declining populations and the exceptions are only growing through immigration.

If anything, anti-aging treatments likely would mitigate some future population concerns by giving more time for the economy to adapt to a shrinking population.

Re:The X Prize is taking aim at aging with a new $101M award by RecycledEle on Sunday December 03, 2023 @02:48PM (#38510094)
Very true.

The most important book written in the 21st Century is Dr. Robert Zubrin's "Merchants of Despair." Just read the first chapter is all you need to absorb.

OTOH, I would love for someone to disprove Dr. Zubrin's claims.

Re:The X Prize is taking aim at aging with a new $101M award by daynthelife on Monday December 04, 2023 @11:36AM (#38519399)
> The world population is on track to peak at a level only marginally higher than the current population.

What makes you assume that trajectory will continue if the average lifespan suddenly increases 3-5x?