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comment by steve

I get the point of the article... we will have to adapt if we eradicate disease... but the

ZOMG WE ARE ALL GOING TO FEED ON EACH OTHER IF WE DON'T DIE OF NATURAL CAUSES

tone was a bit over the top.

    Should we not treat or prevent stroke or heart attack in 90 year olds?

Maybe not... that's a complicated question.





mk  ·  2504 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    Maybe not... that's a complicated question.

Do you become less deserving? Serious question. Is it a matter of ROI?

snoodog  ·  2504 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Well ROI for that is negative so that's a pretty good reason not to. Better invest in fighting diseases that have high end of life cost so people live long enough to die from heart attack