this post was submitted on 03 Nov 2023
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[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Awesome, so does this mean all the rich old dudes ruining everything for everyone else get to continue to do so for longer? You just know something like this would be prohibitively expensive to the general populace. Really exciting.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

As long my as they’re rats, yes

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Move out of the states and it'll be affordable

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Universal healthcare is a thing. The US is possibly the only first world exception. I live in Norway, and pay a maximum of $250 a year on medical expenses. Everything else gets covered by the govt.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'm aware. However, things like this feel like it would be considered beauty care which generally is not considered to be applicable for universal healthcare.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Age-related symptoms and diseases are the biggest burden on healthcare infrastructure. Anything that reduces said impact would definitely fall under healthcare.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yes, but history this doesn't support that belief. Unfortunately

[–] RatherBeMTB 4 points 1 year ago

Not if you'll die. Age reversal will be a must for 80 yo people.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Given the history of medical research, we certainly owe Norway rats one.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

We were supposed to wait until after the boomers were gone. Who didn't get the memo?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

By the time it gets cleared and feasible in humans, we'd be the age in which boomers are.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

The same age, yes. But not boomers.

[–] RatherBeMTB 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well, the ones doing it are the boomers. So if we wait until all of them are gone then we will never have age reversal.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

The march to immortalize our lords continues.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Like flies to Wanton boys...