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Show HN: How many more times will you see your parents before they die?
- anonymousiam 6y agoPeople tend to take their parents for granted, but this web page is a good reminder that there are a finite number of visits left. Back when my parents were alive, sometimes when they would call me I did not have the time to speak with them. I did visit them regularly (more so after I got married and had kids), but I wish that I had made more time for them.
- gus_massa 6y agoWhy don't you ask if both are alive and the age of each one? The life expectancy of women is higher than the life expectancy of men.
- ilikebits 6y agoThat's true - there are many nuanced factors around life expectancy. This is just a quick hack that I threw together, but it's also open source and I'm happy to take pull requests adding this kind of functionality.
- ggm 6y agoLife expectancy is strongly influenced by economy of residence/birth. Australians live 4-5 years longer on average than citizens of the USA and 1-2 years less than citizens of Japan. Life expectancy is also influenced by ethnicity. And smoking rates and treatment in hospital and exposure to economic benefits and harms..
- ilikebits 6y agoCorrect! This is just a quick hack I threw together after thinking about my parents one night. It's also open source - feel free to make a pull request adding more nuanced controls.
- mncharity 6y agoA related concept that might resonate with some is "How many more times will you pick up your kids?". Life perspective Fermi questions.