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ELON: WE SHOULD BE CAUTIOUS ABOUT SOLVING LONGEVITY “Death does play an important role. I think you really could evolve humans to live much longer, most creatures to live much longer. But over time, evolution has found that it's better for organisms to have a finite life. That death brings renewal, essentially. And I think we do need to be cautious about trying to solve longevity in a live-forever type sense, because I think our society, our culture would ossify and the people in power would always remain in power.” Source: DW
Regarding California's AB 1955 signed into law this week, @AbigailShrier argues (in an article linked below) that it: 1. Mimics the tactics of child predators by isolating children from their parents. 2. Undermines parental rights and the parent-child relationship. 3. Potentially puts children at risk by encouraging secret gender transitions without parental knowledge or support. 4. Ignores growing evidence and international trends cautioning against pediatric gender transitions. 5. Disregards public opinion, which largely supports parental notification in such cases. 6. May lead to political backlash against Democrats, as exemplified by the author's interview subject who switched party affiliation. thefp.com/p/abigail-shri…
I have another long-term bet: I bet @codinghorror $10k that by January 1st, 2030, completely autonomous self-driving cars meeting SAE J3016 level 5 will be commercially available for passenger use in major cities. \
