Anyone into longevity agrees/disagrees with Elon here. Why? https://i.imgur.com/bVcFC2h.jpg

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If Elon’s argument was correct insurance companies wouldn’t ask if you smoke. :-) And twin studies show that BMI, smoking, alcoholism, and drug use are bigger factors than genetics in longevity. 

The famous Danish twin study showed the heritability of longevity to be ~0.25.

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Ummm not smoking doesn’t seem to extend the end of our lives https://i.imgur.com/PAcE7Aa.jpg

They are talking past each other. Read David Sinclair's book to see what he means by Lifespan, it's interesting.

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What do you mean by they are talking past each other?

I mean that they don't contradict each other. Both are true. Our maximal lifespan is a feature of the genes, and at the same time many people live much less longer than they could because of all the reasons Sinclair points out. It's just performative tweeting.

the consensus seems to be: a lot more people are going to live productive lives past 85 or 90 in coming decades with current science and lifestyles. However, we need a scientific breakthrough to extend life significantly beyond 120. The only documented case (Jeanne Calment) is suspect.

So we can’t increase our maximal lifespan?