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Make sure to read the article all the way to the end; I think it’s quite a powerful statement. We’re too focussed on our individual choices, looking for elusiv
by jakobegger 9y ago
Make sure to read the article all the way to the end; I think it’s quite a powerful statement.
We’re too focussed on our individual choices, looking for elusive cures for aging; instead of fighting for things we know will help.
Reducing engine emmissions will make us live longer. Reducing pesticides will also make us live longer. Limiting work hours will make us healthier.
But instead, we pretend that our health is defined only by our individual life style decisions, and let the industry do whatever they want.
- jack9 9y ago> Make sure to read the article all the way to the end; > Today, the greatest threat to your life span may be the Trump administration’s assault on public health and medical research Yeah, the end turns it into "what you can do to live longer is fight the trump administration". When paired with the lack of information presented in the article, makes it seem like some pedestrian political clickbait.
- jakobegger 9y agoDon’t get too hung up on the Trump part, it’s not the important part. The important argument is that our incredible success in extending human age over the last century is not due to individual lifestyle changes, but societal changes. If we want to live longer, we need to stop poisoning our environment.