Well that’s a dumb position to take since nearly every technology is only for the rich when it was invented
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daftwerder@lemm.ee 11 months agoI think what they’re getting at is that most people wouldn’t be able to afford this treatment.
Zoboomafoo@lemmy.world 11 months ago
SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 months ago
The argument isn’t to not develop these things, the argument is to not let rich people become immortal while everyone else stays mortal, but spread the good among everyone.
Zoboomafoo@lemmy.world 11 months ago
That’s not the argument I was replying to
Kalkaline@leminal.space 11 months ago
This is a problem now, especially in America where people avoid going to the doctor even though they’re pretty sure it’s cancer, but they are out of a job right now and have no idea how they would be able to afford treatment or the time off from work.
Valmond@lemmy.mindoki.com 11 months ago
The solution could be something else than stopping research maybe?
Kalkaline@leminal.space 11 months ago
Universal Healthcare would be a good start.
Valmond@lemmy.mindoki.com 11 months ago
Well yeah duh