![]() ![]() “Pathologies associated with disease seem to be postponed in caloric-restricted mice, and some pathologies never appear,” says Gordon Lithgow, a professor at the Buck Institute for Research On Aging specializing in the mechanisms of aging. Living for 1,000 years isn’t much of a boon if only the first 80-or even the first 900-are physically pleasant. Medical conditions like Alzheimer’s, cancer, diabetes, heart disease, and arthritis can make the final years of one’s life an exercise in suffering. At a certain point, parts of the body stop working properly, making it difficult to enjoy the time you’ve got. There’s just one problem: More life doesn’t necessarily mean a better life. But the advances made in medicine and technology over the past century may have positioned today’s tech elite to make significant progress toward extending the human lifespan. Some, such as biotech founder Martine Rothblatt, have even called death “ optional.” Silicon Valley entrepreneurs are not the first to be obsessed with longevity-the rich and powerful of many societies have fixated on immortality. ![]() ![]() Former Googler Bill Maris says humans can make it to 500 years old hedge fund manager Joon Yun thinks 1,000 years is more on the money. ![]() The scuttlebutt around Silicon Valley is that soon we’ll soon live way, way longer. ![]()
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