As anti-aging research nears real progress, romanticizing death becomes indefensible
VraserX · x · 2026-10-11
Blogger VraserX pushes back on those who romanticize aging and death: humanity has fought disease and extended life for thousands of years, and now that serious progress against aging may be within reach, some suddenly claim dying gives life meaning. His view: embrace your own mortality if you like, but don't impose it on everyone else.
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