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Why Age? Should We End Aging Forever?

Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell · 9M views · 2017-10-20 · 6:48

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Overview

Kurzgesagt's short animated video asks whether humanity should try to end aging, and argues the case for curing age-related disease. It is part one of a pair, with a second part by CGP Grey.

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HN commenters recommend it as a compelling, concise argument for longevity research and a rebuttal to common objections to ending aging.

Recommended by 4 HN people across 4 months · HN mentions 2018–2023

Topics

Fitness, sleep & longevityPhilosophy & ethics
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longevityagingimmortalitybiologyethics

What people said

wilg · 2023-01 · Strong recommendation

My opinion on the topic changed significantly after watching these great videos: - Why Age? Should We End Aging Forever? - Kurzgesagt - [VIDEO] - How to Cure Aging – Kurzgesagt - [LINK] - Why Die? - CGP Grey - [LINK]

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CryptoPunk · 2021-01 · Recommendation

A good counter-argument to commonly cited objections to biological immortality: [VIDEO] Also, there are a myriad of ways to circumvent and/or dislodge the power of entrenched political leaders, like physical emigration, virtual emigration (cyberspace, cryptocurrency), and disruption (new technologies enabling commercial leaprogging, or political revolution).

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DrRobinson · 2020-12 · Recommendation

Seems like many people are new to this concept and feel skeptical so here are some useful resources: * Kurzgesagt: How to Cure Aging – During Your Lifetime? (7:20) [LINK] * Kurzgesagt: Why Age? Should We End Aging Forever? (6:48) [VIDEO] * Why we should cure ageing (11:30) - Heads up, it's a book intro [LINK] * Ageless: The New Science of Getting Older Without Getting Old (Book, not yet released in the US) [LINK] * Lifespan: Why we age and why we don't have to (book) [LINK] * Google talk: Why We Age and Why We Don't Have To (55:13) - By the author of the book [LINK] Edit: * If you wish to contribute to this kind of research make sure to check out SENS: [LINK]

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