• Ragdoll X@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    “Kill the old people because of their politics” is all I hear whenever someone argues against longevity.

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      11 months ago

      How about we solve the quality of life issues with higher age first before we work on extending the lifespan even more. Nobody benefits from old senile people who have to stay in bed all day and can’t see properly having a few more years of suffering in that state.

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        11 months ago

        We agree. See Valmond’s comment above:

        We should invest massively in longevity. Healthy longevity, fighting aging.

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        11 months ago

        Reversing aging is exactly that (edit : making quality of life better, longevity is a mere byproduct). I think it’s the best way.

        But people don’t seem to think so, and today we try to “make people stay alive as long as possible” which as you points out is just bad for everyone.