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layer8 • yesterday at 11:59 PM • 5 replies • view on HN

If something like this ever becomes a practical application on the organismal level, the octogenarian dictators of the world will rejoice.


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EA-3167 • today at 12:13 AM

I’d be far more worried about this causing turbo cancer than immortality in dictators.

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torben-friis • today at 12:19 AM

Eh, we might see some benefit to leaders having a reason to care about stuff 10+ years from now.

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moralestapia • today at 12:01 AM

To expand, we might find out the hard way that having an expiration date was a feature of our species, not a flaw.

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yieldcrv • today at 12:02 AM

and the bourgeoisie, a temporary regulation would be needed in those areas of the world to separate the upper class from the capability of the rulers

in western nations where that’s not possible, I could see national bans, but one weak link globally and everyone wealthy will get their treatment there

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lilycarranza999 • today at 12:19 AM

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