Re: Stewart Brand's The Clock of the Long Now

From: J. R. Molloy (jr@shasta.com)
Date: Tue Jan 16 2001 - 13:44:38 MST

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From: "Stewart Brand" <sb@gbn.org>
> What might be the difference between a 22 year old 22-year-old and a
> 220 year old 22-year-old?

The 220-year-old 22-year-old would hopefully be wiser, more mature and
more responsible.
Hence, "Life extension is not youth extension, except maybe biologically,"
because biological rather than emotional youth is being extended via
technology.

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--J. R.
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