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You Might Live Till 500 Years Old!

19 Apr 2024 · 1 min

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In this brief excerpt from a live discussion, a leading futurist (Speaker B) argues that humanity will achieve "longevity escape velocity" by around 2029. He explains that current scientific progress already offsets about four months of aging per year, and because the progress follows an exponential curve, by 2029 a person will regain a full year of life for each year that passes, eventually surpassing a one‑to‑one offset. Consequently, anyone alive today and still alive in five years could plausibly live to be 500 years old. Speakers C ask clarifying questions about whether this applies to people in their current biological bodies, and Speaker B affirms the possibility. The dialogue emphasizes optimism about rapid anti‑aging advances and frames the 500‑year lifespan as a realistic outcome for diligent individuals.

If you are alive in five years, you will likely live to be 500.
Here's what the world's leading futurist just said: We're going to get to a point where we have longevity escape velocity, and it's not that far away. I think if you're diligent, you'll be able to achieve that by 2029. So right now, you go through a year, use up a year of your longevity, but you get back from scientific progress right now about four months. But that scientific progress is on an exponential curve; it's going to speed up every year, and by 2029, if you're diligent, you'll use up a year of your longevity. with a year passing, but you'll get back a full year. And past 2029, you'll get back more than a year.
So do you think that anybody in this audience, in their current biological body, will live to be 500 years old?
Absolutely. And who? I mean, if you're gonna be alive in 5 years, and I imagine all of you will be alive in 5 years.
If they're alive for 5 years, they will likely live to be 500 years old?
If they're diligent, and I think the people in this audience will be diligent.