Thomas
@aviationdoctor.eth
e/acc gives me strong late 1990s, Kurzweil-era transhumanist vibes, just with billionaire and VC capital. Is it just me showing my age?
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Lincoln Cannon
@lincolncannon
Yeah. It seems somewhat cyclical. But many e/acc are comparatively bioconservative, not having thought deeply enough about the evolutionary ramifications of acceleration.
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Thomas
@aviationdoctor.eth
Back in the 90s, longevity meant replacing the failing wetware with silicon and infinite backups. Somehow it feels comparatively naive and short-sighted that the current longevity zeitgeist is about healthy diets and supplements (or even dishonest when coming from people who also happen to sell those supplements)
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Lincoln Cannon
@lincolncannon
Ha. Well, I sell the ones that I use. :) But I don’t intend them to be more than a temporary assistant.
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Thomas
@aviationdoctor.eth
Haha no disrespect meant to you and your business! I had Brian Johnson in mind and his energy bars / olive oil business. I also take supplements and nootropics, because that’s what’s available today. I just see them as fairly divorced from the long-term play of how transhumanism can radically reshape the human body
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Lincoln Cannon
@lincolncannon
Sure. The basic idea is to use the readily available tech we have now to make marginal improvements to our cognition and longevity, hoping that these marginal improvements increase the odds of participating in more substantial therapies later.
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