Google announces Calico, a new company that will focus on health and well-being

Post by bsullivan01 » Wed, Sep 18, 2013, 6:33 PM UTC

300bps wrote: post #60

FD3SA wrote: post #9

Absolutely brilliant. Finally, Aubrey De Grey's unapologetically straightforward logic [1] regarding aging has gained traction with the crowd who has the means to tackle this grand challenge. I am sincerely proud of Page and Brin for their vision and commitment. This is one of those rare times that powerful people make bold choices that catalyze a shift in the world's thought paradigm. Aging will now be seen for what…

catalyze a shift in the world's thought paradigm Absolutely. The goal should be to enact a vector of a new paradigm, as proactive team players synergize an out-of-the-box strategy of functionality and infotainment, re-engineering the learning curve framework of your dotted-line relationship.

Post by Florin_Andrei » Wed, Sep 18, 2013, 6:36 PM UTC

melling wrote: post #113

sp332 wrote: post #101

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Changing the way people around the world think about death is pretty significant, though. It's going to rewrite important aspects of many cultures. Edit: I mean "make people think differently" is underselling it.

Landing on the moon in 1969 rewrote a lot too. I bet if you asked people back then what the future would be like, the space program would look a little different. All we're doing today is announcing a moon shot.

Post by kyledilger » Wed, Sep 18, 2013, 6:38 PM UTC

bowlofpetunias wrote: post #96

Most of the world suffers from the health problem of never even reaching a ripe old age, and much of the rest from the problem of not being able to afford it, and increasingly so. This is not about making the world a better place. This about allowing the elite that can afford it to live forever.

Post by jbooth » Wed, Sep 18, 2013, 6:42 PM UTC

VikingCoder wrote: post #117

jbooth wrote: post #109

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I also disagree with the parent poster but you absolutely do not either "believe in capitalism, or you don't". The only pure capitalist societies are anarchist hellholes. Among nice societies, capitalism is implemented all sorts of different ways with the things capitalism does poorly[1] papered over in different ways. [1] law enforcement, basic standard of living for all, various economic regulations to address mark…

I didn't intend my first statement to be absolutist, and I do not believe I need to resort to some extreme form of free market society, in order to have my vision of reality work. gdulli was criticizing a corporation for providing goods and services that a relative minority of the wealthy can provide. I assert that that criticism is only valid, if you have fundamental problems with capitalism itself. The way I stated…

Post by needacig » Wed, Sep 18, 2013, 6:44 PM UTC

natrius wrote: post #114

bowlofpetunias wrote: post #96

Most of the world suffers from the health problem of never even reaching a ripe old age, and much of the rest from the problem of not being able to afford it, and increasingly so. This is not about making the world a better place. This about allowing the elite that can afford it to live forever.

Can you name something that was only for the elites fifty years ago that isn't available to pretty much everyone today? This is what progress always looks like.