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Billionaires are creating ‘life-extending pills’ for the rich — but CEO warns they’ll lead to a planet of ‘posh zombies’
The CEO said Silicon Valley moguls should “quit playing God” in their race to conquer death, calling the quest for the holy grail of medicine “ego-driven” and charging that it risks creating a plan…
But Cleary said Silicon Valley moguls should “quit playing God” in their race to conquer death, calling the quest for the holy grail of medicine “ego-driven” and charging that it risks creating a planet of “posh, privileged zombies.” “Silicon Valley’s dogged pursuit of the fountain of youth is a fear-led, ego-driven folly that comes at a terrible humanitarian cost to the planet and to its most vulnerable inhabitants,” said Cleary, the author of “Elixir,” a novel that explores the damaging consequences of life-extending drugs on society. Phil Cleary, the founder of the SmartWater Group said Silicon Valley moguls should “quit playing God” in their race to conquer death, calling the quest for the holy grail of medicine “ego-driven.” Palamedes & Belters News / SWNS“A pill that keeps people alive, even by a few decades, would create an unjust, inequitable world packed with posh, privileged zombies — predominately white, middle-class folk who could afford to buy the drugs in the first place.
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