Presidents Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin have been caught on a hot mic talking about the potential of medicine to extend human life spans and "perhaps even achieve immortality".

Presidents Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin have been caught on a hot mic talking about the potential of medicine to extend human life spans and “perhaps even achieve immortality”.

Archived version: https://archive.is/20250903082650/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-03/xi-putin-overheard-talking-organ-transplants-immortality/105731084

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    • Cat_Daddy [any, any]@hexbear.netEnglish
      91·
      4 days ago

      Look, you do see how literally anyone could have a conversation about modern medicine leading to longer lifespans, right? Y’all are only making a big deal about it because it’s the two people you hate the most talking about it. The “journalist” reporting it like this is disingenuous at best, so when you shared it here, as if it was news, that makes you look bad. You get that, right?

      • BrikoX@lemmy.zipOPMEnglish
        36·
        3 days ago
        1. When two autocrats that have immense power talk about it it has a bit different meaning than two random people on the street.
        2. I disagree with some of Xi’s policies, but I don’t hate him. On the other hand, war crimial Putin belongs in jail.
        3. Where did you see it being reported as “disingenuous”? As the article mentioned it was " <…> providing a rare glimpse into a candid conversation usually hidden from public view.".
        4. I post what I find interesting, not what someone else thinks I should post. This community is built around not censoring any point of view, no matter how it makes someone else feel. From one extreme to the other extreme and everything in between is allowed here and people can decide for themselves what to think and how to interpret the news.
        • Cat_Daddy [any, any]@hexbear.netEnglish
          102·
          4 days ago

          It’s disingenuous because it’s not news. It’s conflating a benign conversation as scandalous simply because of who’s doing the talking. You going to post their coffee order next?

          • BrikoX@lemmy.zipOPMEnglish
            34·
            4 days ago

            Lets agree to disagree. Just because you read it as scandalous doesn’t mean everyone else is.