It's such a race. I'm not sure that I'll see the finish line for this one, but I"m still hopeful. Also, I have a feeling that if such advancements exist in my lifetime, they'll be the stuff of the uber-wealthy.According to de Grey, our species is currently within a global trance. Almost everyone believes that aging is undesirable, but everyone also believes that aging is inevitable. Therefore, everyone logically deals with this reality by putting aging and death out of our minds and forgetting about it. However, this leads to a lack of research funding and general public skepticism of research focused on “curing” aging.
This is spot on. There was a time when the thought of "curing" aging would have seemed absolutely crazy to me. "No way". Now, I do see it more as an affliction; Something that should be cured.