Comment on Living to 120 is becoming an imaginable prospect
Valmond@lemmy.mindoki.com 8 months ago
I think the term is deathist, people believing that death is inevitable so they come up with lots of clever schemes to justify not wanting to live longer.
Ageing is just the body wearing down over time, with regular maintenance we can be healthy for however long we like to. Or until that proverbial piano drops on us.
I think it’s fantastic, ageing is the biggest risk in Alzheimer’s, in Cancer, in Dementia, Cardiovascular and lots of others… and who doesn’t want to have a youthful healthy body?
Check out sens.org if you’re interested in where science is today and what should be done tomorrow, but the first real treatments are probably around the corner already (like senolytics) so it’s quite exciting too IMO!
RobertOwnageJunior@lemmy.world 8 months ago
You’re making it seem like everybody wants to get that old, and it’s a no brainer. Well, it isn’t. I don’t want to live forever. Life is perfectly fine the way it is, and maybe you’re just making things worse with your fear of nature.
Valmond@lemmy.mindoki.com 8 months ago
There have been studies done, and yes, people 50 years old usually say they don’t want to go over 80-90.
Surprise, the 80-90 years old wasn’t at all interested in dying.
RobertOwnageJunior@lemmy.world 8 months ago
No shit, nobody wants to actually go thirough the notion of dying? We should probbaly Provide good counceling and prepare people for dying, instead of just getting rid of it.
Valmond@lemmy.mindoki.com 8 months ago
So with some good counselling you’d be ready to die today?
What a weird take.