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Would You Want to Live Forever?
Seeking your views on the prospect of immortality (or at least living to 150) amid promises that science can reverse aging and greatly increase human longevity.
Note: This responses to this brief article informed a feature story on the science of longevity that has since published. It’s here:
The original story, should you wish to still glance at it, remains as-was:
Billions of dollars are being poured into biotech startups and research aimed to greatly increase human longevity and even reverse aging, adding decades to human life or—the ultimate longshot—making us immortal. Is it possible? The short answer: eh.
I’m researching the science of this most profound question for a Medium article later this month, and as part of that effort (yes, this is an unusual posting, gathering viewpoints instead of disseminating information) I would love to know:
If you could stay reasonably healthy, would you want to live forever?
… or …
How about living to 150? Would you wish that?
