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Wow, this author took the time to notice that these issues are discussed by the Immortality Institute, but let his journalistic expidition stop right there. It's not like we haven't considered distribution, terrorism, economics, overpopulation, etc.
This guy's just a bad journalist. Given the huge number of people who have done reviews of Kurzweil's book, or of the visions of other "techno-triumphalist[s]" who predict that technology will conquer aging and provide "eternal youth", you'd think he would be under some sort of journalistic obligation to, I don't know, come up with something original? Wouldn't that involve more than just reading Broderick's review and then pissing on it?
Okay, assuming he has no problems with Ray's predictions, I can see a case made for not reading Ray's book. However, given all his dystopian panic, you'd think he could check out sources like de Grey and More and others who have commented on the political and social ramifications of indefinite or at least greatly extended lifespans.
But no, he decided to do a thought experiment of his own, and then pass judgment on a future that he has considered for all of what? A day? Wow, this guy should be elected President or Prime Minister or whatever position leads Australia. I can't tell you, though, because I haven't done the necessary research.
[Posted by: Jay Fox at July 10, 2005 9:15 AM]
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