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

U r rlly gonna enjoy the book the “denial of death” by Ernest Becker. Read it a while back and he has some good points lol 

I want to live longer so that I can be there for people I love when they go!

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This is probably the reason I understand and identify with most