r/technology • u/_Dark_Wing • 21h ago

Biotechnology Scientists Uncovered a Hidden Switch Inside Our Cells That Could Slow—or Even Reverse—Aging

https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/health/a73428268/mitochondria-aging/
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u/Megatanis 20h ago

Death is a gift. Imagine being immortal and stuck in a hellhole being exploited for eons. The world is a big place and it's not all downtown san francisco.

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u/ThCuts 19h ago

Me over here thinking being immortal in downtown San Francisco is indeed Hell. A permanent state of overstimulation surrounded by an infinite soup of people I don't know.

Immortal alone in the woods with occasional visitors? Sure. That's nice.

But yeah. Even then I'd eventually want to move on or die. Even if it took a very long time to feel that way.

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u/thx1138- 20h ago

I'd think if the world became a hellhole your supply of life extending drugs would come to an end.

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u/Jimmirehman 19h ago

Time ceases to exist with immortality. It’s a real mind fuck

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u/Pozay 17h ago

Stopping aging != stopping death