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I always think about the scenario that I have outlived everyone I ever knew. Not sure if that is a good thing necessarily. I wonder how many new people you can

I always think about the scenario that I have outlived everyone I ever knew. Not sure if that is a good thing necessarily. I wonder how many new people you can meet or make friends after say 80 especially if you are not very healthy.

ben_w 5y ago
Whenever this gets raised I wonder why the person raising it is implicit assuming they will be only one of their social circle with the longevity.
- amirkdv 5y ago
  Because all other scenarios are uninteresting to the deceased?
- andy_ppp 5y ago
  Also if everyone I really love dies at 90 and I live to 150 I'm pretty sure I say to myself it's sad they are gone but I'm sure there is something to do with those extra 60 years than mope about!
- lebuffon 5y ago
  Probably related to the way most people believe they are an "above average" driver. :)
k__ 5y ago
I'm only 35 and besides my family I don't have much to do with most of the people I met in my life. Some died, some simply moved away, or I moved away. I wouldn't expect outliving my friends to be much different.
busterarm 5y ago
The year that I was 26, over two dozen people that I knew died. All separately. I was a wreck that year but learned early that everything is fleeting and precious. That said, I noticed diminished capability in life shortly before turning 40 and my mom is really struggling at 80. Longevity does not seem like a good deal to me.
- inglor_cz 5y ago
  This type of longevity (extension of maximal lifespan) cannot probably at all be achieved unless healthspan is extended as well. Otherwise all the diseases of aging would overwhelm the organism. It also might work the other way round. Delaying aging might be exactly the same as prolonging healthspan. In that case, you basically have nothing natural to die of.
jniedrauer 5y ago
If you could hop in a time machine at age 80 and go another 80 years into the future, would you? I absolutely would. Even if you do nothing with those 80 years, you're traveling forward in time, seeing technological advances, and watching the future unfold. And this is not even considering the chance that we discover a cure for senescence.

ben_w 5y ago

Whenever this gets raised I wonder why the person raising it is implicit assuming they will be only one of their social circle with the longevity.

amirkdv 5y ago
Because all other scenarios are uninteresting to the deceased?
andy_ppp 5y ago
Also if everyone I really love dies at 90 and I live to 150 I'm pretty sure I say to myself it's sad they are gone but I'm sure there is something to do with those extra 60 years than mope about!
lebuffon 5y ago
Probably related to the way most people believe they are an "above average" driver. :)

k__ 5y ago

I'm only 35 and besides my family I don't have much to do with most of the people I met in my life. Some died, some simply moved away, or I moved away. I wouldn't expect outliving my friends to be much different.

busterarm 5y ago

The year that I was 26, over two dozen people that I knew died. All separately. I was a wreck that year but learned early that everything is fleeting and precious. That said, I noticed diminished capability in life shortly before turning 40 and my mom is really struggling at 80. Longevity does not seem like a good deal to me.

inglor_cz 5y ago
This type of longevity (extension of maximal lifespan) cannot probably at all be achieved unless healthspan is extended as well. Otherwise all the diseases of aging would overwhelm the organism. It also might work the other way round. Delaying aging might be exactly the same as prolonging healthspan. In that case, you basically have nothing natural to die of.

jniedrauer 5y ago

If you could hop in a time machine at age 80 and go another 80 years into the future, would you? I absolutely would. Even if you do nothing with those 80 years, you're traveling forward in time, seeing technological advances, and watching the future unfold. And this is not even considering the chance that we discover a cure for senescence.