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Don't Be the Last Person to Die

CGP Grey · explainer · Watch on YouTube

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What it is

CGP Grey argues that aging and death are a problem worth defeating, using a short animated essay. It is part of a pair with a follow-up from Kurzgesagt.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN longevity fans point to it as a concise, fun statement of the case for fighting aging, and some say it changed their minds.

  • 4 people recommended it
  • 4 different months
  • 2 strong recommendations
  • first 2017, last 2025

What HN commenters said

  1. “CGP gray's videos on YouTube are maybe the most concise and fun to watch materials I've seen on the subject.”

    Concise, fun explanation of anti-aging case.

    seer, 2020-01 · Strong recommendation · in “Scientists identify pathways that extend nematode worm lifespan fivefold”

  2. “My opinion on the topic changed significantly after watching these great videos”

    Changed the commenter's opinion on ending aging.

    wilg, 2023-01 · Strong recommendation · in “$6.96B was raised by private longevity companies in 2022”

  3. “Argument that curing aging is most important.”

    chr1, 2018-09 · Recommendation · in “Startups Flock to Turn Young Blood into an Elixir of Youth”

  4. “CGPGrey's thoughts on this mirror a lot of my own.”

    Commenter's views mirror Grey's case for fighting aging.

    willis936, 2025-10 · Recommendation · in “How ancient people saw themselves”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: longevity, aging, cgp grey, mortality, life extension

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