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New research reveals longevity gains slowing, life expectancy of 100 unlikely

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215 points XzetaU8 | 3 comments | 30 Aug 25 16:15 UTC | HN request time: 0.536s | source
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adastra22 ◴[30 Aug 25 17:42 UTC] No.45076538[source]▶
There is no physical/chemical/biological reason you can’t live indefinitely with the health and vitality of a 25-35 year old. Aging isn’t a law of nature.
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1. tristramb ◴[30 Aug 25 17:53 UTC] No.45076658[source]▶
But that doesn't mean that it will be economically feasible.
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2. tristramb ◴[30 Aug 25 17:58 UTC] No.45076700[source]▶
And I wouldn't expect it to be, given that were are the product of billions of years of an evolutionary process that has relied on 'scrap and rebuild from scratch' as a mechanism to control errors.
3. BriggyDwiggs42 ◴[31 Aug 25 03:26 UTC] No.45080105[source]▶
The cost of tech tends to fall as a rule. Why wouldn’t it eventually become feasible?