Living to 120 is becoming an imaginable prospect::undefined

      • @onlinepersona@programming.dev
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        81 year ago

        I would want to too, but not on this planet with these people and the very uncertain future.

        Why? There’s so much to experience! If I could stay healthy, age more slowly or not at all, it would be great to try and experience as many good things as possible.

        • @Arthur_Leywin@lemmy.world
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          61 year ago

          Oh you were talking about living longer if you were in a utopia or something close to it. Ok yeah I agree with you there, but unfortunately that’s not reality xD

            • @ViciousTangerine
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              31 year ago

              It’s hypothetically possible that we could hack biology enough to become functionally immortal, but do you really want that? Considering the impact 90 year old Senators are having I’m just imagining an ever more out of touch gerantocracy. Imagine young people being born into a world where no one ever retires or dies, and their opinions are fixed based on what they experienced 100 years ago. Change is good.

              • @onlinepersona@programming.dev
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                21 year ago

                Change is good indeed. Maybe if people didn’t think “eh, I can fuck up the world as I won’t be alive to live with the results” they might care a little more. Also, if were able functionally immortal, traveling to a new star system would be well within our possibilities.

      • @scarabic@lemmy.world
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        61 year ago

        I think people are confusing “people want to live to 120” with “people want to be 120.”

        Actually being 120 would probably be awful. But seeing the year 2130 might be truly wild. On a basic level, it’s the same as wanting to live to see tomorrow.

        What age do you want to die at?

        • @Darthjaffacake@lemmy.world
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          41 year ago

          This is actually a really interesting question, personally never. Not like heat death of the universe never but I don’t feel like there’s a point in theoretical forever young immortality where I would want to die, there’s always more shit to do and I’ve never felt like I need to up my game or something. I’m curious what you guys think though