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You have misunderstood what this is about. Yes we all know that we will die. And yes we still think that if you can add 1 or 10 or 50 or whatever healthy years by using some simple to use technology - then that is very valuable to a lot of people, and is a very worthwhile scientific pursuit.

And no, it is not hopeless or futile. There are animals that live 300 years, what basic biology class did you miss in order for you to think that it would be futile to modify humans which are biological machines with genetic programming to make them live at least that long?

this is a pretty naive approach to aging.

you can age gracefully or you can age terribly. there are many things entirely in your control that can shift you one way or the other.

there's dozens of studies that show very strong correlation between calorie restriction and longevity.

The common cold use to kill us. Science helped a lot of people overcome the common cold. One day we will look at aging like the common cold.

By the same mindset, you oughtn't eat healthy or exercise.

Remember, it's not only about lengthening the lifespan, but healthspan.