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Dementia and End-of-Life Care

The ethical and medical considerations surrounding dementia and end-of-life care, including the implications of Elon Musk's comments.

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Jan 13, 2026
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What did Elon Musk say in full during the Peter Diamandis podcast about longevity and dementia, and how have commentators interpreted those remarks?

Elon Musk told Peter Diamandis in a January podcast that he would "prefer to be dead" rather than live to 100 with dementia and framed longevity or "semi‑immortality" as an "extremely solvable problem...

Jan 14, 2026
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Which approved dementia treatments are most effective compared to what Musk has promoted?

Approved, peer‑tested dementia treatments that have shown measurable slowing of cognitive decline in human trials remain the best-evidenced options today, while the interventions Elon Musk has promote...