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”.

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  • brillotti@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    4 days ago

    These positions are pursued by these kinds of people specifically because they reward those kinds of behaviours. I’d even argue it’s required to seek power, money, and status in order to climb the political ladder.