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I think "some" poverty for people born in the first half of the 20th century is correlated with long life spans. People didn't eat much and had healthier food

I think "some" poverty for people born in the first half of the 20th century is correlated with long life spans. People didn't eat much and had healthier food (more veggies because those were cheaper), spent a lot of time outdoors or doing physical work. They got the good stuff of the "olden times", but still reaped a lot of the benefits of modern medicine especially in their late years. I am worried my generation won't live as long as my grandparents' on average.

Ntrails 5y ago
> am worried my generation won't live as long as my grandparents' on average. I worry more that my generation will work longer in order to have a drawn out period of ill health before death. I want to maximise Quality Adjusted Life Years. I am as yet unsure on how to compare a working year to a retired one in that metric. eg. Work to 60, retire, die at 75 after a short illness sounds far better to me than work to 70, die at 90 after 10 years of illness and being in care. Maybe come age 60 I will have a different view!