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am_Unition  ·  2779 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: World's oldest person Emma Morano dies At 117

What happens when we have a thorough grasp of the "longevity" expression? Are my own crappy cells of presumably poor longevity still superior (in application to me) to foreign cells with better genes?

Edit: I realize (not fully) how complex of a question that is, just ruminating. Carry on.





mk  ·  2779 days ago  ·  link  ·  

It's an interesting question. My bet is that it will be easier to improve on yours rather than get your body to accept and benefit from another's long term.

Will all humanity converge to be the same long lived genetic individual? Eeek. Probably not the most 'anti-fragile' strategy.

Btw 'anti-fragile' is a very dumb term.

am_Unition  ·  2779 days ago  ·  link  ·  

No problem. I'm done with typical conventions.

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But we haven't the resources for everybody to live forever : /

mk  ·  2779 days ago  ·  link  ·  

No, we don't. But it might change the timescales in which we are concerned for this planet.