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In lugnet.off-topic.fun, James Brown writes:
> I have no idea. Having 'recognized as human' being a given my entire life, I
> am a poor judge of it's value. (and I have no intention, regardless of
> whether the option is available, to be immortal.)
Don't answer so fast! you may change your mind later. And if you choose one
way, you CAN change your mind, if you choose the other, you can't.
I think most of us would be delighted to live a bit longer than we currently
think is what's achievable. I myself could easily see wanting to go 200 years.
Unfortunately, given my rather poor exercise and eating habits, and some poor
choices I made as a callow youth, 120 or so is about the most I can currently
hope for, barring some MAJOR breakthroughs in rebuilding technology, and 80 is
probably a realistic estimate barring accident.
Wired, I think it was this month, rag that it is, had an interesting plot of
predicted life expectancy. Being born next year doubles it from being 40, like
I am, according to them.
Yes it's a rag but I can't fault their analysis. We are THIS close to unwinding
the entire genetic sequence around aging in cells.
++Lar
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