From: proclus (proclus@iname.com)
Date: Wed Jul 01 1998 - 07:13:37 MDT
QueeneMUSE@aol.com wrote:
> I don't think letting your roots
> grow in grey or letting your skin sag has much to do -one way or the other-
> with life extension as I understand it.. as well, I think that the medically
> enduced efforts of a person to look young, feel young, and remain culturally
> attractive, can only enhance how one feels about one's self, enhancing one's
> sex life.. job opportunities... all that good stuff...
I think that the ageism of our culture is going to seem pretty ridiculous from
the perspective of a couple of hundreed years. Discrimination against the
elderly is not a transhuman activity as I understand it.
> my take on all of this is that life's length is not ultimately the goal, but
> it's quality and amount one can get out of it.
> Plus it's promoting your self as a transhuman..
> I favor enhancements of quality and excellence of the human condition of all
> type, including surgery and artifice.
I think that Anders is right that things like face lifts and hair dyes are
unlikely to interfere with rejuvinating technology, when it arrives. That is
because they are superficial changes. Viagra and anti-balding drugs are not
superficial changes, and the the life extension effect of viagra is probably
fundamentally negative. Our obsession with youth culture is interfering with
the transhuman objectives.
As for the transhuman persona, I feel that it is important to act as a
transhuman, not falsely appear as one. Cosmetic surgury can mask the effects
of aging, so I avoid it. Life extension is a fundamental change.
proclus
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