▲ 58 ▼ Rejuvenation breakthrough: Scientists reverse 60 years of aging in human cells (www.sciencedaily.com) submitted 1 day ago by yogthos@lemmy.ml to c/science@lemmy.ml 22 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 11 points 23 hours ago (6 children) immortality for me but not for thee permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] XiJinpingStanAccount@lemmy.ml 6 points 20 hours ago (5 children) Idk. They might be forced to give it to everyone if its truly cheap to do because China will certainly do so, and it would put the US at a massive disavantage of most of their population was aging while China's wasn't and could lead to serious unrest. Healthcare is an issue now, but imagine when the average person in China is immortal. Americans would be so jealous. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [+] Miller@lemmy.world -6 points 19 hours ago (4 children) I do not think it is certain China would apply it universally, a totalitarian government views its population as an enemy to be controlled. The most likely scenario is that until machines can take over production the general population would be encouraged to reproduce but no longevity treatment given, with it being forbidden to discuss the fact that the ruling elite does not age. The reason the treatment would be denied in the East and the West is that significantly increased lifespan inevitably increases experience which itself increases the likelihood of revolt against subjugation. All governments are in the business of management and not the business of improving the lot of their population, talk of improvement is just one of its methods of control. The only improvement that is permitted is technological advancements in production and surveillance. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] o_d@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 16 hours ago This is what internalized horseshoe theory looks like, everyone permalink fedilink source parent [–] distal@lemmy.ml 3 points 15 hours ago I am not a China fan but I can imagine them actually pulling something like this to spite and destabilise the US (which would be so based) LOL permalink fedilink source parent [–] yogthos@lemmy.ml [S] 6 points 19 hours ago* I'll never cease to be amazed how easy it is to convince a western chauvinist of any absurdity. permalink fedilink source parent [–] XiJinpingStanAccount@lemmy.ml 6 points 19 hours ago You are living in a fantasy world. Don't talk to me. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] XiJinpingStanAccount@lemmy.ml 6 points 20 hours ago (5 children) Idk. They might be forced to give it to everyone if its truly cheap to do because China will certainly do so, and it would put the US at a massive disavantage of most of their population was aging while China's wasn't and could lead to serious unrest. Healthcare is an issue now, but imagine when the average person in China is immortal. Americans would be so jealous. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [+] Miller@lemmy.world -6 points 19 hours ago (4 children) I do not think it is certain China would apply it universally, a totalitarian government views its population as an enemy to be controlled. The most likely scenario is that until machines can take over production the general population would be encouraged to reproduce but no longevity treatment given, with it being forbidden to discuss the fact that the ruling elite does not age. The reason the treatment would be denied in the East and the West is that significantly increased lifespan inevitably increases experience which itself increases the likelihood of revolt against subjugation. All governments are in the business of management and not the business of improving the lot of their population, talk of improvement is just one of its methods of control. The only improvement that is permitted is technological advancements in production and surveillance. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] o_d@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 16 hours ago This is what internalized horseshoe theory looks like, everyone permalink fedilink source parent [–] distal@lemmy.ml 3 points 15 hours ago I am not a China fan but I can imagine them actually pulling something like this to spite and destabilise the US (which would be so based) LOL permalink fedilink source parent [–] yogthos@lemmy.ml [S] 6 points 19 hours ago* I'll never cease to be amazed how easy it is to convince a western chauvinist of any absurdity. permalink fedilink source parent [–] XiJinpingStanAccount@lemmy.ml 6 points 19 hours ago You are living in a fantasy world. Don't talk to me. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Miller@lemmy.world -6 points 19 hours ago (4 children) I do not think it is certain China would apply it universally, a totalitarian government views its population as an enemy to be controlled. The most likely scenario is that until machines can take over production the general population would be encouraged to reproduce but no longevity treatment given, with it being forbidden to discuss the fact that the ruling elite does not age. The reason the treatment would be denied in the East and the West is that significantly increased lifespan inevitably increases experience which itself increases the likelihood of revolt against subjugation. All governments are in the business of management and not the business of improving the lot of their population, talk of improvement is just one of its methods of control. The only improvement that is permitted is technological advancements in production and surveillance. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] o_d@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 16 hours ago This is what internalized horseshoe theory looks like, everyone permalink fedilink source parent [–] distal@lemmy.ml 3 points 15 hours ago I am not a China fan but I can imagine them actually pulling something like this to spite and destabilise the US (which would be so based) LOL permalink fedilink source parent [–] yogthos@lemmy.ml [S] 6 points 19 hours ago* I'll never cease to be amazed how easy it is to convince a western chauvinist of any absurdity. permalink fedilink source parent [–] XiJinpingStanAccount@lemmy.ml 6 points 19 hours ago You are living in a fantasy world. Don't talk to me. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] o_d@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 16 hours ago This is what internalized horseshoe theory looks like, everyone permalink fedilink source parent
[–] distal@lemmy.ml 3 points 15 hours ago I am not a China fan but I can imagine them actually pulling something like this to spite and destabilise the US (which would be so based) LOL permalink fedilink source parent
[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml [S] 6 points 19 hours ago* I'll never cease to be amazed how easy it is to convince a western chauvinist of any absurdity. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] XiJinpingStanAccount@lemmy.ml 6 points 19 hours ago You are living in a fantasy world. Don't talk to me. permalink fedilink source parent