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[–] gerikson@awful.systems 6 points 1 day ago (37 children)

Here's a LWer suggesting the key to life extension is to grow unconscious clones of yourself and when your current body becomes too old, just pop your brain into the clone

https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/oL2ABPZx6ZLBFzB7H/brain-transfers-might-be-the-easiest-path-to-life-extension

please enjoy picking apart this idea, b/c so far the LW commentariat aren't interested

[–] Amoeba_Girl@awful.systems 9 points 1 day ago (8 children)

Huh, I got déjà vu and yeah there's this story from a couple months back! https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/03/30/1134780/r3-bio-brainless-human-clones-full-body-replacement-john-schloendorn-aging-longevity/

MIT Technology Review found no evidence that R3 has cloned anyone, or even any animal bigger than a rodent. What we did find were documents, additional meeting agendas, and other sources outlining a technical road map for what R3 called “body replacement cloning” in a 2023 letter to supporters. That road map involved improvements to the cloning process and genetic wiring diagrams for how to create animals without complete brains.

Please don't let this be the next bubble.

[–] cstross@wandering.shop 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

@Amoeba_Girl @techtakes I guess the private equity bros behind this one were reading Larry Niven's "A Gift from Earth" when they were teens (seems more likely than Ishiguro's "Never Let Me Go".

[–] Tom_ofB@23.social 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

@cstross but I thought we already had brainless clones. I'm confused. If we don't have them, who are these people in the government? @Amoeba_Girl @techtakes

[–] BillySmith@social.coop 2 points 12 hours ago

@Tom_ofB @cstross @Amoeba_Girl @techtakes

It could be worse.

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