Accelerator
The One Who Wields the Power of God
I would imagine that death isn't a lovely prospect for many people, and I'm very much inclined to agree. The fact that this thread even exists points to that.
Now I've been an avid follower of CGP Grey and Kurzgesagt (the former led me to the latter), and as of recently they've posted a series of 3 videos about aging, what causes it, how we can stop or even reverse it, and why we should care about it. This topic has been something in the back of my mind since I first learned the concept of death and old age, and now they've given me something to start with, something that might just be what I was looking for: a possible path to biological immortality in my lifetime, hopefully soon enough to use it for myself and the other people I actually care about too.
If you've watched the videos the biggest issue is obvious: we can't do much about it if it doesn't get funded. I'm not quite sure where to go if I were to help fund it, though it does get mentioned in at least one of the videos, so check the Youtube videos and their descriptions if you want to find where to fund the research.
Now a reflex of mine would be to immediately dismiss it as fantasy; that people won't fund it and that the mega-corporations that run much of the world (not really sure where I came up with this, I suppose all that John Oliver has taught me that if things are weirder than they need to be then people are probably making money off it) would ignore it, or even block funding or restrict it to the very rich, but I'm fighting the impulse because there has to be just one thing I can hope about without getting all pessimistic about it.
Now, I'll admit I'm a little morbidly curious about anyone's thoughts about this. If you'd care to post at all, it would be very much appreciated.
Videos here:
Edit: Fixed the positions of the videos, didn't think it'd be the actual video.
Now I've been an avid follower of CGP Grey and Kurzgesagt (the former led me to the latter), and as of recently they've posted a series of 3 videos about aging, what causes it, how we can stop or even reverse it, and why we should care about it. This topic has been something in the back of my mind since I first learned the concept of death and old age, and now they've given me something to start with, something that might just be what I was looking for: a possible path to biological immortality in my lifetime, hopefully soon enough to use it for myself and the other people I actually care about too.
If you've watched the videos the biggest issue is obvious: we can't do much about it if it doesn't get funded. I'm not quite sure where to go if I were to help fund it, though it does get mentioned in at least one of the videos, so check the Youtube videos and their descriptions if you want to find where to fund the research.
Now a reflex of mine would be to immediately dismiss it as fantasy; that people won't fund it and that the mega-corporations that run much of the world (not really sure where I came up with this, I suppose all that John Oliver has taught me that if things are weirder than they need to be then people are probably making money off it) would ignore it, or even block funding or restrict it to the very rich, but I'm fighting the impulse because there has to be just one thing I can hope about without getting all pessimistic about it.
Now, I'll admit I'm a little morbidly curious about anyone's thoughts about this. If you'd care to post at all, it would be very much appreciated.
Videos here:
Edit: Fixed the positions of the videos, didn't think it'd be the actual video.