Dave Kekich: Extreme Life Extension is Possible & Why This Would be Good for Society

Maximum Life Foundation founder discussing why "extreme life extension" is possible by 2029, and how it would benefit society. More info and videos: http:manhattanbeachproject.com

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• extreme life extension
• longevity
• antiaging
• anti-aging. long life

[jmario232]

I would love to be part of the first generation of immortals. Keep up the good work MaxLife.

[colummcclelland90]

@rockymountainwomen

no we dont really dude, if we felt good until we die they we lose everything. if we degrade like we do we learn to accept it

[neoaeonian]

@ohfoxy89ladi Back in the 70s My TV said bra burning was a big deal. I believed it.

"Overpopulation" is TV's catch-all phrase for lack of food, resources and housing + global warming & pollution, 5 problems solvable with technology.

Also, the longest lived countries are having the least chjildren, and the slowest, not the fastest, population growth.

I know Bra burning is falsely sensationalized by TV. So is over-population. Besides, longevity reduces population growth. v=RUwS1uAdUcI

[ohfoxy89ladi]

I doubt you could get everyone to only have one child, especially if they lived for such a long period of time. Bra burning never actually happened at feminist rallies, that's a common misconception. I'm not advocating slow moving change. I'm actually really interested in extreme life extension. I just think that overpopulation is a legitimate concern.

[neoaeonian]

@ohfoxy89ladi I won't take offense if you'll think deeper

"Population": My wife and I have had only one child. If everyone did exactly as we did the population would never, ever double, even if no one ever died. (math).

"Social change": Older people have been through race riots, bra burning, the pill, moon landings, the internet, the cold war and we helped elect Obama. We invented social change.

"We should be cautious": The irony is, you're advocating slow moving change here, not me.

[ohfoxy89ladi]

@neoaeonian hmmm didn't mean to offend.

[neoaeonian]

@dojohansen123 Re: world with finite resources

Every square meter of sunlight contains 1000 watts of power during the day time. Every square meter. There's plenty of resources, we just haven't solved all the needed tech yet. But we're getting there. We're advancing tech far faster than population.

With respect to population, If you do the math the lifespan matters very little compared to the birthrate. And that's declining worldwide, rapidly.

[neoaeonian]

@conradjulian Re: $2 million dollar figure for each person

That's an insurance figure, what insurance fears paying out in accidents. 512K is still a big enough number.

[neoaeonian]

@ohfoxy89ladi Overpopulation is only "over" when people aren't living sustainably. The number of people isn't problematic, only the lifestyle of people matters. And technology helps make things sustainable.

Also, older people aren't so stuck as you think, and we'd be even less so if we had more energy.

[ohfoxy89ladi]

what about overpopulation? Plus social change might be even more slow moving because the older generations wouldn't die off. It sounds tempting, but we should be cautious about what we wish for.