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Originally Posted by sirmaru
Personally, I believe life spans of 1,000 years or more are possible but the vegetative state will be required for that. The Red Wood Tree now lives an average of 1,000 years without any medical attention.
The question then would be how many would really want to live 1,000 years in the vegetative state? I'm sure our present technology is close to that possibilty.
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In our culture, the broadcast media that feeds our brains assures that most of us stay in a (mentally) vegetative state most of the time. That helps them tell us what to buy and who to vote for. Perhaps that is why our lifespans are increasing. Thinking too much can kill you.
But redwood trees do not have wi-fi (they use low-bandwidth chemical aerosol communications): http://discovermagazine.com/2002/apr/featplants