On: Should the United States fund a "War on Aging"?

[hkmurakami]

I'll take 60 years of a sharp mind and body over 40 years of productivity and 50 years of senility any day.

What exactly is "aging" in the context of the OP? Would this "War on Aging" actually solve the right problem? Would it even be the right problem to solve for everyone... or even just a majority of the population?

[nopinsight → hkmurakami]

It is very likely that if we can extend human life to any significant degree, we would need to extend the time it is in a healthy state.

Therefore, we don't need to choose or prioritize between senile long life or productive short one. Both go together.

Some more info here: http://www.sens.org/sens-research/what-is-sens