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Why Age? Should We End Aging Forever?

Kurzgesagt's short animated video asks whether humanity should try to end aging, and argues the case for curing age-related disease. It is part one of a pair, with a second part by CGP Grey.

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Why HN readers recommended it

HN commenters recommend it as a compelling, concise argument for longevity research and a rebuttal to common objections to ending aging.

This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.

Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
Topic
ending aging
Format
explainer
Level
general
HN recommenders in dataset
4
HN mentions in dataset
4
Recommendation years in dataset
2018–2023

These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.

From the original HN conversations

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  • My opinion on the topic changed significantly after watching these great videos: - Why Age? Should We End Aging Forever? - Kurzgesagt - [VIDEO] - How to Cure Aging – Kurzgesagt - [LINK] - Why Die? - CGP Grey - [LINK]

    wilg on Hacker News · 2023-01
    In $6.96B was raised by private longevity companies in 2022

  • > It tries to address something that was always considered a hard limit and the perfectly natural thing Death being "perfectly natural" is not a good argument, having slaves, eating people, not allowing women to vote, all have been considered perfectly natural at various points …

    chr1 on Hacker News · 2018-09
    In Startups Flock to Turn Young Blood into an Elixir of Youth

  • Seems like many people are new to this concept and feel skeptical so here are some useful resources: * Kurzgesagt: How to Cure Aging – During Your Lifetime? (7:20) [LINK] * Kurzgesagt: Why Age? Should We End Aging Forever? (6:48) [VIDEO] * Why we should …

    DrRobinson on Hacker News · 2020-12
    In Ask HN: What are you surprised isn’t being worked on more?

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