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[-] Miller@lemmy.world 17 points 10 hours ago

Cost won't probably be a true limiting factor but will just be used to rationalise restricted distribution.

[-] umbrella@lemmy.ml 7 points 7 hours ago

immortality for me but not for thee

[-] XiJinpingStanAccount@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 hours ago

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.

[-] Miller@lemmy.world -2 points 3 hours ago

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.

[-] XiJinpingStanAccount@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 hours ago

You are living in a fantasy world. Don't talk to me.

[-] yogthos@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

I'll never cease to be amazed how easy it is to convince a western chauvinist of any absurdity.

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