According to Bill James, those science fiction books we’ve read for generations about “building” superior humans is never far from he truth. In this blog entry by Dan Steinberg on The Sporting News website, James opines that “steroids serve the function of prolonging youth, that fighting aging and death has been one of civilization’s greatest goals, and that therefore, steroids will be like bread and water within 50 years.” The story links to the ACTA website offering a preview of the 2010 Bill James Goldmine that includes a PDF download of the essay. For the sake of convenience, here it is.
On the positive side, Steinberg note
Having read and digested all of that, which is truly one of the most interesting arguments on the topic I’ve ever encountered, this is what I’m left with: we’re all going to live to be 300! Hot damn! After retiring at 65, I’m spending the next 193 summers playing golf on the coast of Florida, and that still leaves 42 years to yell at roided-up neighborhood kids for hitting wiffle balls 400 feet into my roided-up tomato plants! My two-year old soon-to-be-juicing daughter better start saving for my greens fees fund right now, and also for my stash of Deca-Durabolin! Oh, and buy Denny’s stock now, while you still can; imagine their bottom line with a country full of 200-year olds! If Barry Bonds is acting like such a grouch in his mid-40s, what will be like in his mid-240s? I don’t know, and I don’t care, because there’s an early-bird special with my name on it!
Can you say “Nietzsche“?
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