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QiPowerIsTheBest t1_jc1k9r0 wrote

Reply to comment by Winjin in Future Timeline has removed its prediction about a cure for Alzheimer's disease by 2036 by ixfd64

Pretty sure the ultra rich have always been getting older and replaced by younger generation? What would be changing now?

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JefferyTheQuaxly t1_jc1s4o5 wrote

the boomer generation is unaturally wealthy. millenials are poorer than our parents solely because of how much wealth the older generations are currently hoarding. on top of the elderly making one of our biggest segments of our population since a ton of children were born after WW2. also on top of science advancing at one of fastest rates in human history making it possible to start funding these crazy research projects or methods of increasing longevity.

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FatalExceptionError t1_jc1m2u5 wrote

They’re hoping the state of modern science combined with their immense west will give them extended or even eternal life.

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