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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: 0.644s | 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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SoftTalker ◴[30 Aug 25 17:49 UTC] No.45076608[source]▶
Odd then that every living thing ages and eventually dies?
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1. danielmarkbruce ◴[31 Aug 25 03:39 UTC] No.45080170[source]▶
but we haven't really even tried...
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2. AngryData ◴[31 Aug 25 06:31 UTC] No.45080861[source]▶
We have been trying since medicine existed. Granted we can see much further now thanks to modern knowledge and tools, but we still can't see far enough to identify the causes or even speculate about actual solutions to aging. For all our technology and medical knowledge, getting somebody to live past 100 is still 95% a mix of genetic lottery and the chance of not developing too serious of cancer until really late.
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3. danielmarkbruce ◴[01 Sep 25 01:19 UTC] No.45088573[source]▶
The vast majority of medical spending is on treatment of illness/problems and always has. Very little money is spent on actually understanding and figuring how to pause aging itself.