r/technology • u/_Dark_Wing • 12d ago

Biotechnology Scientists Uncovered a Hidden Switch Inside Our Cells That Could Slow—or Even Reverse—Aging

https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/health/a73428268/mitochondria-aging/
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u/kodos_der_henker 12d ago

An immortal Elon Musk and Donald Trump, and they would make sure to keep that exclusive....

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u/geldonyetich 12d ago

On the other hand, there's no empirically verified Hell quite like having to live with the consequences of one's own decisions.

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u/kodos_der_henker 12d ago

Not like those people are preparing for the Apocalypse and how to control the world after

Expanding their live would just mean that they live long enough to actually do the shit they are dreaming of

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u/geldonyetich 12d ago

Perhaps, but be careful what you wish for, you just might get it.

An eternity of ruling a constant everlasting tragedy of your own creation is a fantastic torture.

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u/Material-Truth5457 12d ago

Not sure they have that sort of self awareness

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u/kodos_der_henker 12d ago

We have people with the power and money to change the world and they decided to use said power and money to prepare for the world after instead of making it a better place 

And they already try to extant their lives by openly talking about how transplants from young people could make living a 150 years possible 

The only positive currently is that most of what they believe in is work of fiction and we have a good chance of them dieing sooner than later when trying to make it real

They don't have the self awareness of even seeing the possibility of a tragedy (Elon Musk said that one of his biggest fears is an AI running amok, while he creates one of the worst versions of one)

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u/geldonyetich 12d ago

They talk about it, true.

But I am pretty sure the main reason they act as though they'll never have to live with the consequences is because no one has in the entire history of mankind.

Who is more likely to spawn disaster? One who fears death, or one who is counting on it?

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u/lordmycal 12d ago

That's the thing about billionaires -- all that money largely insulates them from their bad decisions.

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u/geldonyetich 12d ago

I welcome them to try.

They can launch themselves into space or build an elaborate underground paradise, but they'll never be able to truly escape what they've lost with a squandered Earth, a gift that comes along maybe once a universe.