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Could she be the performer with the longest (musical) career in human history so far, 93 years if she started at 4?

MathMonkeyMan 5y ago
actually_a_dog 5y ago
She had a pause between age 15 (which would be 1940) and 1951. So, 82 years, I guess? Damn impressive indeed, although I'm more impressed by how she looks 15 years younger than she actually is. I would not have taken her for a 97 year old woman.
- pavlov 5y ago
  Woman performs music for 93 years, audience is more impressed by her relatively youthful appearance at 97. It’s a tough life’s work. [Edit: Dear downvoters, I’m not seriously complaining about this. But the GP post used the words “I’m more impressed by…” — and you have to admit, it’s pretty ironic that, in the literal end, people are more impressed by a random genetic trait than the art on which you spent 93 years.]
  - grover35 5y ago
    We've all been studying manipulative PUA techniques to get her to go on dates with us, too.
  - yakubin 5y ago
    It's not just a genetic trait. A lot more important will be how you eat and the amount of exercise you get. Also the amount of sun you're exposed to, and whether you overwork yourself (in the past elderly wealthy people looked a lot better and had longer lives than the working class). A lot of factors which have nothing to do with genes, but are the result of your decisions.
    - rTX5CMRXIfFG 5y ago
      And privileges, by the way, if we’re going the route of more complex thinking by citing the other variables involved.
  - labster 5y ago
    - slightwinder 5y ago
      How many people would make the same comment if she would be a he? That it's normal for some people, doesn't make it less sexist. Many, especially women, see it as a harmful and a lack of respect that women are casually reduced to their appearance like that, with the effect of shifting the attention from their real success.
    - Symbiote 5y ago
      That's exactly the problem. See, for example, discussions on female politicians' clothing rather than their policies.

She had a pause between age 15 (which would be 1940) and 1951. So, 82 years, I guess? Damn impressive indeed, although I'm more impressed by how she looks 15 years younger than she actually is. I would not have taken her for a 97 year old woman.

pavlov 5y ago
Woman performs music for 93 years, audience is more impressed by her relatively youthful appearance at 97. It’s a tough life’s work. [Edit: Dear downvoters, I’m not seriously complaining about this. But the GP post used the words “I’m more impressed by…” — and you have to admit, it’s pretty ironic that, in the literal end, people are more impressed by a random genetic trait than the art on which you spent 93 years.]
- grover35 5y ago
  We've all been studying manipulative PUA techniques to get her to go on dates with us, too.
- yakubin 5y ago
  It's not just a genetic trait. A lot more important will be how you eat and the amount of exercise you get. Also the amount of sun you're exposed to, and whether you overwork yourself (in the past elderly wealthy people looked a lot better and had longer lives than the working class). A lot of factors which have nothing to do with genes, but are the result of your decisions.
  - rTX5CMRXIfFG 5y ago
    And privileges, by the way, if we’re going the route of more complex thinking by citing the other variables involved.
- labster 5y ago
  - slightwinder 5y ago
    How many people would make the same comment if she would be a he? That it's normal for some people, doesn't make it less sexist. Many, especially women, see it as a harmful and a lack of respect that women are casually reduced to their appearance like that, with the effect of shifting the attention from their real success.
  - Symbiote 5y ago
    That's exactly the problem. See, for example, discussions on female politicians' clothing rather than their policies.