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Don't Be the Last Person to Die

CGP Grey

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For anyone, no background needed. Education, not medical advice.

8.1M views9 years ago4 recommendations

Aging and longevityBiology of agingLongevity interventionsHealthspan and aging well

CGP Grey argues that aging is a disease that humanity should actively work to cure rather than accepting it as inevitable.

Watch part 2 from Kurzgesagt: youtube.com/watch?v=GoJsr4IwCm4 How many people die in a day: youtube.com/watch?v=QMNGEY8OZqo&list=PLqs5ohhass_SSqX3CIrRIe… patreon.com/cgpgrey Patreons: Mark Govea, Thomas J Miller Jr MD, Bob Kunz, John Buchan, Andres Villacres, Nevin Spoljaric, Ripta Pasay, Tony DiLascio, Richard Jenkins, Chris Chapin, Christian Cooper, Michael Little, Tod Kurt, Phil Gardner, Saki Comandao, James Bissonette, سليمان العقل, Jordan Melville, Martin, Steven Grimm, Jason Lewandowski, Michael Mrozek, Faust Fairbrook, Chris Woodall, rictic, Ian, Kozo Ota, Colin Millions, Donal Botkin, Guillermo, Chris Harshman, Ron Bowes, Tómas Árni Jónasson, Mikko, Derek Bonner, Derek Jackson, Orbit_Junkie, Cas Eliëns, Jahmal O'Neil, Tianyu Ge, JoJo Chehebar, Veronica Peshterianu, Paul Tomblin, chrysilis, Ryan E Manning, Erik Parasiuk, Rhys Parry, Maarten van der Blij, Kevin Anderson, Ryan Nielsen, Esteban Santana Santana, Dag Viggo Lokøen, Tristan Watts-Willis, John Rogers, Edward Adams, Leon, ken mcfarlane, Timothy Kye, Peter Lomax, Emil, Tijmen van Dien, ShiroiYami, Alex Schuldberg, Bear, Jacob Ostling, Rescla, Andrew Proue, David Palomares, Freddi Hørlyck, Ernesto Jimenez, Osric Lord-Williams, Maxime Zielony, Lachlan Holmes, John Lee, Ian N Riopel, Elizabeth Keathley, Jeremy Banks, Lil_SpazJoekp, Stephen W. Carson, James Gill, Saad Malik, Daniel, Andrey Chursin, rosanny87, Curational, Christopher Anthony, alexander wadsworth, ERIK ESTRADA, Richard Comish Music by: davidreesmusic.com

Why it's here

4 people recommend this

What people say. Recommended as a compelling and thought-provoking argument for treating aging as a disease and investing in longevity research.

chr1in Hacker News • Recommends

On “Startups Flock to Turn Young Blood into an Elixir of Youth”

…le to get their stuff, which is not directly related to aging, in the worst they are "fox and the grapes" kind of rationalizations saying that the thing people want but can't get is probably not worth it. On the other hand i have seen many compelling arguments that curing aging is the _most important_ thing that we can do now. For instance: link link to this video link…
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seerin Hacker News • Recommends

On “Scientists identify pathways that extend nematode worm lifespan fivefold”

CGP gray's videos on YouTube are maybe the most concise and fun to watch materials I've seen on the subject. link to this video link And you'll be surprised how many people _are_ indeed thinking about all of the outcomes. Have in mind though that as with any technology it is not good or bad, and if it is possible someone will do it sooner or later. It makes no sense to not do it as your adversaries will, and then they'll dictate how it is used, probably not to your liking. If you develop it first you can talk and deliberate at your leisure and find solutions that look much better to you and yours.
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wilgin Hacker News • Recommends

On “$6.96B was raised by private longevity companies in 2022”

My opinion on the topic changed significantly after watching these great videos: - Why Age? Should We End Aging Forever? - Kurzgesagt - link - How to Cure Aging – Kurzgesagt - link - Why Die? - CGP Grey - link to this video
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willis936in Hacker News • Recommends

On “How ancient people saw themselves”

I don't think that death is a certainty. It is today, but we are working on it. We are not supernatural. CGPGrey's thoughts on this mirror a lot of my own. I grant that not all care given to aged is a kindness, but not fighting aging is not virtuous. link to this video link
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yoz-yin Hacker News • Mentions

On “Anti-aging stem cell treatment proves successful in early human trials”

Well, on the anti-death side: link to this video On the pro death side I think the book Risen Empire has quite interesting take on that as well. Edit: Put in the wrong link to a 24hour long video, fixed now
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