Surprisingly based from ND, to be completely honest

  • CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Kind of short sighted, especially as life extension may come online and some age-related diseases may become a thing of the past.

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      5 months ago

      That ain’t happening for a while. When the average age starts hitting the 150s, then maybe the age limit can go up

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        5 months ago

        Given how slow government works, it could happen and then it would be hard to get rid of even when ridiculously outdated as a notion.

        Kind of like the EC.

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        5 months ago

        But why though? Suppose someone like Bernie were to be among the first wave of people living way past current life expectancy?

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            5 months ago

            If we take someone like Biden, for example, and say, he was given 100 more years of healthspan. Given the arc he’s been on, even as a relative moderate, I’d take that, assuming he’s on a trajectory.

            I think ruling out people based on the mere number of times they’ve been around the sun is kind of dumb.

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              Hold up, you think I like the idea of Biden being around longer in our politics? Cause I don’t.