hypothesis: the current obsession with longevity is a byproduct of tech culture's fear of death.

i used to ask founders + early employees, "have you thought about dying?" i would get a visceral reaction each time. and yet, as steve jobs said, "death is the destination we all share."

so why do you want to live longer?

/ted | exploring the onchain frontier | surfing @ venice, ca | eating @ gjusta / gjelina

Not sure its tech culture or just western culture. Maybe more accute in tech because it’s full of people w. innate curiosity / fascination with the world - don’t want the experience to end

Or cynically, have accumulated a lot of power and don’t want to let go of it (the version journos usually go for cause mad)