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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: 0.615s | source
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qgin ◴[31 Aug 25 03:41 UTC] No.45080179[source]▶
New research reveals horse-drawn wagon engineering gains slowing, travel at speeds beyond 12mph unlikely.
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1. billfor ◴[31 Aug 25 07:24 UTC] No.45081121[source]▶
There are no new modes to switch to. We can’t fly supersonic passenger airlines anymore and haven’t been to the moon since 1972. The new Accela trains run slower than the old ones.
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2. eMPee584 ◴[31 Aug 25 12:20 UTC] No.45082626[source]▶
true now
3. Earw0rm ◴[31 Aug 25 13:17 UTC] No.45082942[source]▶
Half true. You can switch to the mode of not needing to go halfway around the world (or even just across the country) so often, because efficient information flows allow you to accomplish vastly more while mostly staying relatively local.

Sure, we all like to complain about burrito taxis, dating apps and endless Zoom calls, but in terms of quality-of-life per unit of energy, it's a step change.