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A Scientist Says Humans Will Go Backwards in Time Within Just 3 Years

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1 points by RickJWagner 5 days ago · 3 comments

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gnabgib 5 days ago

That is Popular Mechanic's chosen clickbait title, but oof.. not really the message from Kurzweil.. this isn't time travel.

> Computer scientist and futurist Ray Kurzweil believes humanity will achieve “longevity escape velocity” in just three years.

> The concept basically states that due to medical and technological advances, we will soon reach a point where our life expectancies lengthen by more than one year per year, effectively giving us time back on the clock.

His singularity predictions started in 2005 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Singularity_Is_Near

  • tim-tday 5 days ago

    That explanation is wildly different from what the headline says.

    • gnabgib 4 days ago

      I'm not sure if you're agreeing the headline is.. a poor choice? (but the explanation is from the article) It's.. a bit much.

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