Oh boy! I can't wait for rich assholes that make the world worse for everyone to live even longer!
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Did no one watch altered carbon? This doesn't end well.
If this gets any traction expect insurance companies to start getting religious real quick.
non-paywall mirror: https://web.archive.org/web/20261008200818/https://www.businessinsider.com/billionaires-cellular-reprogramming-longevity-it-may-work-2026-10
ugh. cellular reprogramming sounds a lot like gene therapy. its actually why I studies microbiology as I was facinated by the whirling blender experiment.
The good thing is, i bet most of these won't help those that ate currently past their prime, i.e. Musk, Bezos, etc
Might help the zuck tho
Who would've thought that the notion of extending human lifespan would receive this level of cynicism and opposition.
Old people already own everything (rich old people in particular, but even the median old person has much more in assets than the median young person). If they live longer, they stay retired longer and therefore need more people slaving away to keep their assets growing in their retirement.
According to statistics from the US, people over 55 own 73.7% of all assets. Imagine all those people get 10 or 15 extra years to accumulate assets. Of course if this therapy is expensive then it's just the rich ones so all of the drawbacks of people living longer with none of the advantages for everyone else.
Excuse me, but have you seen all the end-stage capitalism out there? Let's be realistic now.
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