Creepy pic I saw

menacinglemon wrote:i hope immortality (no-aging) never happens

Pariah wrote:Yeah, her tumor is composed of a very rare mutated type of cells called HeLa cells (after her actually, HEnrietta LAcks) that were discovered in her body while she was alive. The ownership and recompense to her family are a huge legal issue, since basically every medical research and pharmaceutical company uses or would need to use HeLa cells, and her family was never paid for the use or extraction of them.

Her cells are also one of the main areas of research into cell-immortality, with the idea that "if we can replicate this and control it, we can basically end aging"

Epyk MD wrote:we're already overpopulated. if we weren't the dominate species on earth, there would prob be bi-annual hunting seasons.

can you imagine a 7 billion strong immortal populous popping out an experiential amount of immortal offspring?

The Adli Corporation wrote:if immortality became a thing, colonisation would be a lot easier. you wouldn't need FTL or Generation Ships, just point them at a planet and wait for them to get there. ageing isnt an issue if they're immortal

Metalzoic wrote:

The Adli Corporation wrote:if immortality became a thing, colonisation would be a lot easier. you wouldn't need FTL or Generation Ships, just point them at a planet and wait for them to get there. ageing isnt an issue if they're immortal

That was exactly my point.

Khfan60 wrote:

Metalzoic wrote:

The Adli Corporation wrote:if immortality became a thing, colonisation would be a lot easier. you wouldn't need FTL or Generation Ships, just point them at a planet and wait for them to get there. ageing isnt an issue if they're immortal

That was exactly my point.

You'd still need cryogenic sleep or some shit. Just imagine being in a tiny shuttle for years on end.

HydrasBreath wrote:if immortality ever became a thing you'd better believe they would monetize the shit out of it. Nobody is gonna give that shit out for free to any tom dick and harry that comes along. It'll be for rich people and world leaders and other privileged people.

Pariah wrote:

HydrasBreath wrote:if immortality ever became a thing you'd better believe they would monetize the shit out of it. Nobody is gonna give that shit out for free to any tom dick and harry that comes along. It'll be for rich people and world leaders and other privileged people.

until we as a society realize that it exists, get frothing at the mouth and break and murder those hiding it. It's not a question, we would fight for it.

HydrasBreath wrote:

Pariah wrote:

HydrasBreath wrote:if immortality ever became a thing you'd better believe they would monetize the shit out of it. Nobody is gonna give that shit out for free to any tom dick and harry that comes along. It'll be for rich people and world leaders and other privileged people.

until we as a society realize that it exists, get frothing at the mouth and break and murder those hiding it. It's not a question, we would fight for it.

I don't know...I think the general populace is too complacent for a major revolution of any kind.

Frostbyrn wrote:

HydrasBreath wrote:

Pariah wrote:

HydrasBreath wrote:if immortality ever became a thing you'd better believe they would monetize the shit out of it. Nobody is gonna give that shit out for free to any tom dick and harry that comes along. It'll be for rich people and world leaders and other privileged people.

until we as a society realize that it exists, get frothing at the mouth and break and murder those hiding it. It's not a question, we would fight for it.

I don't know...I think the general populace is too complacent for a major revolution of any kind.

By Complacent you mean America is filled with Fat Fat fattys?

Metalzoic wrote:I would straight up cold-bloodedly murder anybody for immortality.

Frostbyrn wrote:We talking Invulnerable Immortality or The LoTR Elf kind were you dont age but can still be murdered and poisoned and stuff

MEGA MILK wrote:This means there's a chance I'll live long enough to see humanity begin exploring space.

Get hyped.

Pariah wrote:

MEGA MILK wrote:This means there's a chance I'll live long enough to see humanity begin exploring space.

Get hyped.

The most depressing statement I can think of:

There is a chance that humanity will eventually spread out among the stars and become immortal. But there is a 99.999% chance that they'll piss off a bunch of aliens or collapse into civil war before that