Earlier quoted context omitted.
My point is that "once the possibility is proven and visible, everyone will try to get it, even the naysayers" is wrong. I could plausibly benefit from Finasteride, I'm not rushing for it even though I think it works. We can also see[1] which says " poor diet is recognized as the leading cause of death and disability in the United States, and the World Health Organization predicts that by 2020, two thirds of disease…
> I'm not rushing for it even though I think it works Because of the side effects, right? > - yet people aren't rushing for healthy diets and exercise, are they? Because that implies a lifestyle change. I think the assumption here is that this would be a treatment or a pill. > And I think your claim is wrong; a lot of people pop vitamin supplements like candy expecting that they are harmless and would be surprised to…
I'm countering the claim "even naysayers will want this as soon as it works" with evidence that people don't want things which work - for multiple reasons, viz. known side effects, unknown/long term side effects, your 'implying a lifestyle change', not wanting to be early adopters, for examples we have covered, along with people who don't want to 'play God', don't approve of medical treatments, don't want 200 years of working life (as mentioned in the comments elsewhere on this thread).