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Liftyeetoday at 8:22 PM2 repliesview on HN

Sleep is Lindy... obesity and constant wakefulness are not.

The sad fact is that people will be pressured into taking this.

E: Lindy was probably the wrong term. But still, it's like Chesterton's fence. We are far from fully understanding human biology... and deleting sleep will lead to unknown effects. All power to those who try, I guess.


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andybaktoday at 8:24 PM

Is "Lindy" a typo or have I missed another linguistic innovation?

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glerktoday at 8:38 PM

Aging and cancer are also Lindy.

Two things you'll always find someone to defend with vigor are sleep and death. A lot of humans seem to despise living in general. It's fascinating to see.

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