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The Death of Death and the Race for Eternal Life Pt 1: The technofundamentalists

Aleks Krotoski · 15 Jan 2026

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  1. Our reading

    The Silicon Valley billionaires chasing immortality are driven not by altruism but by greed, self-righteousness, tunnel vision and hubris.

    Their wordsTheir drive isn’t for the betterment of humankind as an altruistic act; it’s wrapped up in greed, gluttony, self-righteousness, tunnel vision, and hubris.

  2. Our reading

    The powerful people building life-extension schemes are offering solutions that are ableist, classist and racist.

    Their wordsThese powerful people aren’t searching for the fountain of youth; they’re building it, and their first attempts are revealing: their solutions are ableist, classist and racist.

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