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Let's hope he's right. Life is a cycle and without death the world will be a very boring place.
Without death, the world would be an absolute disaster. It's really weird how utterly petrified some people are of death.
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Artificial body parts and a backup of the mind on USB...
Mind backups do nothing for me. Imagine if your airplane ran out of fuel over the ocean. You're going to crash and die, so you get on the radio, and air traffic control says "don't worry, your estate already restored a backup of your mind into a cloned body. just go ahead and plow into the water at full speed, the new you is already awake and seems happy and comfortable." Would you think "whew, I really dodged a bull…
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>How many wars do you think anyone would want to fight if we didn't have an endless streams of the young who are willing to die on the battlefield? We've got killer robots for that now. >How many murders are committed by people over 30 vs under? I'd guess the majority of murders have been caused by people over 30 declaring war. >How many people die in car accidents after 30? Self-driving cars sounds like a good solut…
I'd guess the majority of murders have been caused by people over 30 declaring war. Well, since US elected national office is pretty much 30 and over, that's the only way wars can be declared. But there's a reason why there's the movie cliche of the old cautious king being toppled by the young warmonger. On average, young people are a lot more prone to violence. Put them in charge of a nation, and I have no doubt tha…
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Most dynasties in history were overthrown by competing heirs, not the people. It is actually very rare for dictatorships to turn into democracies. Many reigns only end in death. Do you think Putin will ever be overthrown?
No, because he: a) has a very high approval rating, b) minimized a lot of corruption problems for Russia where people were stealing absolutely everywhere after the soviet collapse c) does not commit humanitarian crimes
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Mind backups do nothing for me. Imagine if your airplane ran out of fuel over the ocean. You're going to crash and die, so you get on the radio, and air traffic control says "don't worry, your estate already restored a backup of your mind into a cloned body. just go ahead and plow into the water at full speed, the new you is already awake and seems happy and comfortable." Would you think "whew, I really dodged a bull…
The former.
This comment on reddit (and all the subchildren) shines a different light on that study: https://www.reddit.com/r/science/comments/78f3wg/antiaging_s...
It would be nice to have a browser extension that would show me all reddit/HN posts pointing to the current website.
This comment on reddit (and all the subchildren) shines a different light on that study: https://www.reddit.com/r/science/comments/78f3wg/antiaging_s...
Off-topic but I'll ask anyway. Is there any tool you use or know of to match a website to posts on HN or Reddit? It would be nice to have a browser extension that would show me all reddit/HN posts pointing to the current website.
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I'd guess the majority of murders have been caused by people over 30 declaring war. Well, since US elected national office is pretty much 30 and over, that's the only way wars can be declared. But there's a reason why there's the movie cliche of the old cautious king being toppled by the young warmonger. On average, young people are a lot more prone to violence. Put them in charge of a nation, and I have no doubt tha…
What about the habitual thought patterns and prejudices that have been "hard wired" from the life experiences of the elderly, which make it so difficult to think outside the box?
Would a hard wired prejudice include being fundamentally biased against old people?
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What about the habitual thought patterns and prejudices that have been "hard wired" from the life experiences of the elderly, which make it so difficult to think outside the box?
If rejuvenation techniques keep the brain's neuroplasticity youthful, then those hard-wired experiences should be no worse than those of younger people. Would a hard wired prejudice include being fundamentally biased against old people?
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This sounds like darwinism. Evolution is a law of nature, not a law of society. What you say is true for species that don't have language or civilization. But since humans have technology, evolution happens in our minds, not in our DNA. And new ideas don't necessarily require new people. > radical decisions Like what? > People living longer will stay in power longer and keep the status quo alive. What kind of predict…
> Like what? Take any norm breaking innovation in the pass 2000 years. Any idea that sounded arcane at its time: Earth is not Flat, its not the center of universe, light is a wave and a particle, etc. Perhaps decision was not the correct word to use, "ideas" would be better. > What kind of prediction is that? A prediction like any other. I think we tend to become risk averse as we age, risk averse people don't like c…
I don't think so. You're generalizing. Actually I would think that the opposite can happen.