CuckoldMeTimbers t1_iumzu2l wrote
Reply to comment by Responsible-Hat5816 in Want To Live Longer? How Life Extension Industry Will Reboot Health, Wellness and The Economy by Responsible-Hat5816
Ah yes, because no fictional work has ever held a deeper meaning, warned of things to come, accurately predicted the future, or been the basis of inventions /s
Responsible-Hat5816 OP t1_iun2lhc wrote
>Ah yes, because no fictional work has ever held a deeper meaning, warned of things to come, accurately predicted the future, or been the basis of inventions /s
And a lot of fictional work turned out to be utter BS. That doesn't mean anything. Are you going to reject pioneering technology because you coped really well with Altered Carbon? Fiction usually tries to make people feel better about themselves - sour grapes.
Longer life (can't have it) oh it would be boring, the evil rich would only stay young (which doesn't even make sense, since the most profitable solution wouldn't be to offer age reversal to the rich only).
Rich people (can't have it) are the bad guys and the main character will save us.
CuckoldMeTimbers t1_iun3toj wrote
I’m responding to your comment and reasoning, nothing more. Of course a lot of fiction doesn’t. But your comment completely disregarded the fact that authors often will attempt to convey their thought of a potential future and are often much closer to the truth than people realize at the time. But while we’re at it, you’re suggesting it would be a better life for big corps to keep people alive so we can… work for hundreds and hundreds of years? Yeah nah I’m good at 65 or so
Responsible-Hat5816 OP t1_iun4n60 wrote
>Yeah nah I’m good at 65 or so
You don't get to decide how long others are allowed to live. Or that they must age and suffer age related diseases like dementia because "you're good at 65 or so"
It's stupid to think that offering rejuvenation therapies to rich people only will turn out to be more profitable than offering them to the masses.
That doomer movie didn't take that into account, because it's easier to give people cope.
CuckoldMeTimbers t1_iun4vgs wrote
I’m not deciding for anyone, they’re free to do whatever they want. That’s my opinion. You’re pretty hostile.
Responsible-Hat5816 OP t1_iun5hcw wrote
Then what's the point of replying with I'm good at 65, nah.
No one wants to grow old, get sick and malfunction. And no real argument was made about why the rich will receive this only.
Oh but Altered Carbon!!
CuckoldMeTimbers t1_iun90mn wrote
My only point was pointing out how it was wrong to be dismissive like you were about fiction just because it’s fiction, but that (and everything else I said) clearly went sailing over your head, it seems like you still think you’re responding to the original comment. My opinion that I gave was my opinion like I pointed out, which you still seem to be having an issue wrapping your head around
Responsible-Hat5816 OP t1_iundhpw wrote
That person above completely dismissed the field of biomedical gerontology, scientists' decades of work because he or she saw a movie ysing the sour grapes tactic. And yet you didn't reply to them
No, medical research won't stop because a gamer from reddit thinks that dementia, cancer and heart disease for everyone should be the norm in the future so that Musk and Bezos age + die as well.
CuckoldMeTimbers t1_iuo7js3 wrote
Okay you just wanna argue about that and that wasn’t what I was talking about so have a good one.
Responsible-Hat5816 OP t1_iuob9lh wrote
My point is that just because it's fiction doesn't mean you should consider it the future or even likely.
The benefits of life extension outweigh the risks.
CuckoldMeTimbers t1_iup4anb wrote
and my point, for the millionth time, is that just because it’s fiction doesn’t mean you should write it off. We’re much closer in ideology than you realize, but you just want to argue with the original commenter and instead found me.
Responsible-Hat5816 OP t1_iuqgewv wrote
No, as opposed to you, I replied to the original commenter and your comment because I'm not biased.
Just because it's fiction doesn't mean shit. Not a single argument was made worth taking into consideration.
"Muh Altered Carbon!"
Responsible-Hat5816 OP t1_iuo0e3n wrote
>You’re pretty hostile.
Yeah sorry about that. Tired of this subs doomers.
sertulariae t1_iun62cf wrote
We know what side of the class war you're on. Stop trying to rationalize your way out of it. We see you.
Responsible-Hat5816 OP t1_iun6gp7 wrote
What is that doomer comment supposed to mean? Is there a class war? In your head maybe?
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