[HN Gopher] Ageing process is unstoppable, finds unprecedented s...
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       Ageing process is unstoppable, finds unprecedented study
        
       Author : jensgk
       Score  : 14 points
       Date   : 2021-06-17 20:41 UTC (2 hours ago)
        
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 (TXT) w3m dump (www.theguardian.com)
        
       | commandlinefan wrote:
       | The article doesn't seem to say that a "cure" for aging is
       | impossible, just that we shouldn't assume that because people
       | have been living for longer and longer, that doesn't mean that
       | there's no (current) upper limit.
        
         | kakadzhun wrote:
         | I've always wondered whether there is an upper limit to mental
         | endurance regarding the will to live, e.g. would you grow tired
         | of life after a certain point?
         | 
         | What if you were truly immortal, wouldn't you be driven mad
         | soon enough?
        
           | throwaway789657 wrote:
           | This is just a cope like the vast majority of things people
           | say to convince themselves death isn't that bad. The only
           | things that aren't _necessarily_ copes: death is necessary to
           | the extent we have limited space and resources, death is good
           | to the extent it benefits human society, and death is
           | necessary for salvation /ascension/etc.
        
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