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Posted: Jul 09 2009 04:24 pm

http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1909421,00.html
It's about fucking time. Now it's only a matter of time before we stop aging all together. Now being 26 doesn't feel so bad. Wink

or a certain someone who is 30 Razz

Posted: Jul 09 2009 04:27 pm

Damn...on the one hand, this is like, a dream come true for me. I want to watch the future unfold so badly. (Well, maybe given recent events I don't, but...)

What would it mean for the world population though? Confused

Extend life, and the planet has to support even more people at one time. If we don't make some radical changes, people will just die of starvation and/or in the global war for resources, and the life extension will become irrelevant.

Posted: Jul 09 2009 04:29 pm

I'm torn on this.

On one hand, who wouldn't love to stave off the negative effects of aging, such as baldness, loss of libido and being sore from the previous day's workout every time you wake up?

On the flip side, we're going to be looking at overpopulation, stretching social security even further, and MORE and OLDER drivers on the road.

Posted: Jul 09 2009 04:39 pm

Social Security is going to die before any of us retire, its all about 401K's and maybe, if people who shouldn't be having multiple kids would stop having them, or limit like China or whatever country. Plus I would love to see someone get a 150 year sentence and actually have them serve the whole damn thing.

Banned Joined: Sep 13 2008 Posts: 3129

holy fuck every time i try to make a valid post in here i forget my english. but here is an attempt

Is this drug really a good idea? If we somehow manage to live out in other planets and in space then i would be all for it because we could avoid over population. but until then ban this shit fast

Posted: Jul 09 2009 05:25 pm

Much like spandex, this should be one of those things that at the very least needs to have an application process. Most people I know need to have a life-shortening drug given to them. Those damn PDFA people don't know the damage they're doing by telling stupid people to NOT do meth.

Joined: Dec 06 2007 Location: Connecticut Posts: 11244

Douche McCallister wrote:

http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1909421,00.html
It's about fucking time. Now it's only a matter of time before we stop aging all together. Now being 26 doesn't feel so bad. Wink

or a certain someone who is 30 Razz

I turned 29 today, not 30.

You bastard.

I need this drug within the next 365.52 days!

Posted: Jul 09 2009 06:40 pm

GPFontaine wrote:

Douche McCallister wrote:

http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1909421,00.html
It's about fucking time. Now it's only a matter of time before we stop aging all together. Now being 26 doesn't feel so bad. Wink

or a certain someone who is 30 Razz

I turned 29 today, not 30.

You bastard.

I need this drug within the next 365.52 days!

29 is 30 to me.

Posted: Jul 09 2009 09:32 pm

Screw this shit. Death is inevitable, why delay it?

Posted: Jul 10 2009 07:22 am

Crazy_Bastard wrote:

Screw this shit. Death is inevitable, why delay it?

Because some of us actually like being alive.

Joined: May 22 2008 Location: Goshen, VA Posts: 6544

I think death is part of living. It's not something I look forward to obviously, but I have experienced the death of enough close friends to honestly not be afraid anymore. We spend so much time and money avoiding the inevitable.

You could get cancer from second hand smoke any day, or you could get hit by a car. People who stay cooped up, afraid of everything have certainly not lived their lives as intended.

Just look around you. Life is fucking gorgeous, and nothing will change that.

Posted: Jul 10 2009 03:51 pm

Douche McCallister wrote:

GPFontaine wrote:

Douche McCallister wrote:

http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1909421,00.html
It's about fucking time. Now it's only a matter of time before we stop aging all together. Now being 26 doesn't feel so bad. Wink

or a certain someone who is 30 Razz

I turned 29 today, not 30.

You bastard.

I need this drug within the next 365.52 days!

29 is 30 to me.

seconded

Posted: Jul 10 2009 05:30 pm

Pandajuice wrote:

Crazy_Bastard wrote:

Screw this shit. Death is inevitable, why delay it?

Because some of us actually like being alive.

I never said I didn't like being alive, I just see no point in delaying death. Eternal life, for one, would suck. It would really get boring after a while

Posted: Jul 10 2009 05:33 pm

RENEW! RENEW!

Posted: Jul 10 2009 06:04 pm

Syd Lexia wrote:

RENEW! RENEW!

Hell yeah!

One of the best movies ever.

Posted: Jul 10 2009 09:55 pm

I hope to eventually live in a utopian shopping mall with a dark secret.

Joined: Apr 09 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 3112

Douche McCallister wrote:

Social Security is going to die before any of us retire, its all about 401K's and maybe, if people who shouldn't be having multiple kids would stop having them, or limit like China or whatever country. Plus I would love to see someone get a 150 year sentence and actually have them serve the whole damn thing.

Hell, we could also just increase the age for social, considering when it came out, 65 was around the average life expectancy.

Posted: Jul 12 2009 01:54 pm

Greg the White wrote:

Douche McCallister wrote:

Social Security is going to die before any of us retire, its all about 401K's and maybe, if people who shouldn't be having multiple kids would stop having them, or limit like China or whatever country. Plus I would love to see someone get a 150 year sentence and actually have them serve the whole damn thing.

Hell, we could also just increase the age for social, considering when it came out, 65 was around the average life expectancy.

I've also noticed that when people retire there seems to be an increase in death %age. I'm working til I can't function in that case.

Posted: Jul 12 2009 02:11 pm

I've always wanted to live to be 100 so I can at least get a glimpse of the future before I bite it. So I welcome this.

Posted: Jul 13 2009 01:09 am

Mr. Bomberman wrote:

I've always wanted to live to be 100

Same here,

but my reasons is so I can see where Nintendo is at in 2083 and how far gaming has advanced.

Posted: Jul 13 2009 01:48 am

Josh presents a lot of good points. Take the fact that I've lost loved ones and add it with the fact that I worked in a retirement home for 5 years + my job at the meat packing plant and times that by the fact that I've tried to commit suicide three times since Christmas and you've got one person who is not afraid of death in the least.

As a result, I try and keep it so that when I die, I can look back on life and have a smile on my face.

Posted: Jul 13 2009 04:01 am

Ross Rifle wrote:

I've tried to commit suicide three times since Christmas and you've got one person who is not afraid of death in the least.

Why so serious about suicide?

I mean we have all thought about it at different times, but isn't almost everything in life pretty recoverable after a while and shitty situations eventually do change?

ask Douch or myself, we are 26 and we know this.

Posted: Jul 13 2009 10:48 am

Ermac wrote:

Ross Rifle wrote:

I've tried to commit suicide three times since Christmas and you've got one person who is not afraid of death in the least.

Why so serious about suicide?

I mean we have all thought about it at different times, but isn't almost everything in life pretty recoverable after a while and shitty situations eventually do change?

ask Douch or myself, we are 26 and we know this.

i agree. im also 26.... i mean 21. and i have to tell you, EVERYONE goes thru BS.

you have to realize that everyone you know will disappoint you at one point in your life. and everyone you know will also reject you or die. once you accept this, it makes it easier to deal w/life's ups & downs.

Posted: Jul 13 2009 01:21 pm

Sorry to dump that on you guys. I'm doing much better now because I did come to the realization that life is how you make it. There's a lot of things still troubling me, but I take it in stride and focus on the good.

And the whole point of my previous post, which I seemed to forget to make, is that as unafraid of death as I very obviously am, I like the idea of this and if I could choose to last a while and see how shit goes down, I would.

Posted: Jul 21 2009 12:51 pm

If this stuff is real, we should start putting in our water supply, along with the fluoride.

Also, this breakthrough means that the popular daytime game show "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" may eventually be replaced with "Who Wants To Live Forever?".