Pro-aging trance
psychological strategy people use in order to cope with aging which consists in the belief that aging is desirable
Pro-aging trance is a social phenomenon in which people gloss over aging and death for reasons that are often irrational.[1] For example, they say that death is a necessary thing that gives life a meaning.[2]
The term was invented by Aubrey de Grey, a British author and gerontologist. He sees the pro-aging trance as a big barrier to combating aging. This is because the development of anti-aging medicine is delayed if there is no public support and acceptance of them.[3]
References
change- ↑ Bagalà, Nicola (2018-10-26). "Emerging From the Trance | Lifespan.io". www.lifespan.io. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
- ↑ CGP Grey, Why Die?, retrieved 2022-08-26
- ↑ Peikoff, Kira (2018-01-31). "Anti-Aging Pioneer Aubrey de Grey: "People in Middle Age Now Have a Fair Chance"". leaps.org. Retrieved 2021-10-25.