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Sorry about your parents... I wouldn't want wish anyone to lose them early. I also understand that genetics sometimes are an unescapeable force. On the bright
by arcturus17 4y ago
Sorry about your parents... I wouldn't want wish anyone to lose them early. I also understand that genetics sometimes are an unescapeable force.
On the bright side however, life expectancy is growing worldwide. In Spain, where I live, average expectancy before Covid peaked at 84 years old. In the US it was 79. The difference is irrelevant to my point (I have no clue what the cause is); the fact is in both cases the stat has grwon explosively in the last 50 years [1] [2]
Likewise there is dramatic progress being made against cancer [3] and other deadly diseases.
Down to everyday life, I am constantly amazed by what some 70 year olds look like nowadays.
I don't lead a perfect lifestyle, but the idea of being able to get a degree on a complex topic like AI in the 70's definitely inspires me to at least try and tilt the odds in my favor to get to that age in good standing. The amount of information and inexpensive tools at our disposal today is staggering.
[1] https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?locations=ES https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?location...
[2] https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?locations=US https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?location...
[3] https://ourworldindata.org/cancer#is-the-world-making-progress-against-cancer https://ourworldindata.org/cancer#is-the-world-making-progre...
- jolancer 4y agoPeople at 75 fall off a cliff physically. Life expectancy is rising but that includes spending years in long term care. 70% of people over 65 right now will need long term care. We like these type of stories because it reinforces all our denial about old age and death. We worry about cancer and disease but the real problem is plain old falling. Fall, hurt your leg and then a spiral starts that you don't come back from.