definition
He defines transhumanism as the capacity to live forever, with elite access to longevity, organ transplants, stem cells, gene therapy, blood transfusion, replacement bodies, beauty, and pleasure.
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Longevity
Jiang says pension systems assumed old people would die soon after retirement and that investment returns would steadily improve, but longevity and market volatility break those assumptions.
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model
Jiang says pension systems assumed old people would die soon after retirement and that investment returns would steadily improve, but longevity and market volatility break those assumptions.
diagnosis
Jiang argues that wealthy elderly people are not simply dying off because modern medicine and abundance can keep rich people alive for years even in severe decline.
evidence
Modern healthcare, pensions, and property appreciation make old age materially rewarding enough that baby boomers rationally cling to life and status.
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"...powerful person, this is what you will experience. You will experience longevity, health, and beauty, okay? You will have organ transplants that keep you..."
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"You have gene therapy. You have blood transfusion. You have replacement bodies, okay? You will be 20 years old forever. You have great sex...."
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"We can see how fast they're growing. Okay? Over 60 years old, really growing really fast. There's a problem because if they keep on..."
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"So, for example, in Canada, when they first created the pension system, the retirement age was 65, and they expected people to die when..."
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"In finance, where do the dumbest people work? You guys know? In finance, the dumbest people work where? They work in pension funds. Why?..."
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"But like people human's life have a limit like what will happen after like they all die because they are just although they are..."
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"Okay? So the idea is that what happens when they die off? Well they're not dying off. Okay? They were supposed to die at..."
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"this terrible life uh 10 years ago he got diagnosed with parkinson's five years ago he had a bad fall while using the um..."
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"um some muscle control um and does some cleaning for him and really um it's his best life and his in his house he..."
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"...to reincarnation or the secret to immortality or the secret to longevity. They don't care. They have so much money that they're willing to..."
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"...lot of his power has to do with his personality, his longevity, his alliances, his charisma. Okay? So there are a lot of different..."
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Western decline looks like immigration crisis, unaffordable housing, assisted death, fake prosperity, debt, surveillance, and war.
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The lecture begins with Canada's immigration crisis and ends with a theory of Western collapse.
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