lemme in@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoThis researcher wants to replace your brain, little by little. The US government just hired a researcher who thinks we can beat aging with fresh cloned bodies and brain updates.www.technologyreview.comexternal-linkmessage-square168fedilinkarrow-up1335arrow-down19cross-posted to: futurology@futurology.today
arrow-up1326arrow-down1external-linkThis researcher wants to replace your brain, little by little. The US government just hired a researcher who thinks we can beat aging with fresh cloned bodies and brain updates.www.technologyreview.comlemme in@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square168fedilinkcross-posted to: futurology@futurology.today
minus-squareassassinatedbyCIA@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·3 months agoOn the plus side an immortal ruling class might actually start caring about climate change.
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·3 months agoSure, in the most dystopian way possible.
minus-squareWalk_blesseD@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months ago“Have you tried ‘kill the poor’?”
minus-squarerottingleaf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 months ago… and reduce emissions by wasting the rest. But due to negative selection leading into that upper class they won’t be able to manage the planet further despite thinking that they can and will die of hunger eventually.
On the plus side an immortal ruling class might actually start caring about climate change.
Sure, in the most dystopian way possible.
“Have you tried ‘kill the poor’?”
… and reduce emissions by wasting the rest. But due to negative selection leading into that upper class they won’t be able to manage the planet further despite thinking that they can and will die of hunger eventually.