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Can you get me on the list? Also how strict is the age requirement

by asddubs 3y ago

lagniappe 3y ago
What if our age is divisible by 30? Still good, right?
- nkozyra 3y ago
  I, too, am hoping to make Forbes' 90 Exactly At 90 list some day.
  - dehrmann 3y ago
    Buffett and Munger are both over 90. There must be some lifestyle thing that's kept them both alive and active this long.
    - TylerE 3y ago
      Being able to afford the best doctors, nutritionists, and personal trainers, without waiting, certainly doesn’t hurt.
      - dehrmann 3y ago
        I'm not rich enough to know, but I'm not sure if this is a thing. If you have a serious, unknown disease, throwing money at the problem to find a diagnosis could work. In general though, studies on healthy habits seem to be all over the place, and recommendations almost all turn into "eat food, not too much, mostly plants," (I'll add minimally processed), and exercise (strength and endurance). 95% of that is execution that's on you, even with the best doctors and personal trainers. The other thing studies call out is not having too much stress and the importance of social connection. High-level wealth can work against those.
        OJFord 3y ago
        I don't think they were suggesting it was good lifestyle/eating via being able to afford a good doctor for that advice - but rather check-ups and early diagnoses. You could run a large battery of tests every x weeks if you wanted, if you were unsure about a mole you could skip the GP and have a top oncologist review it immediately, etc. I expect though that that sort of money enables existing hypochondriacs (in the casual sense) like that, but that most billionaires etc. are no more inclined to have unnecessary tests from unnecessarily specialised doctors than the rest of us.
        Zababa 3y ago
        Counterpoint: if not all doctors are equal, and better doctors charge more, having more money makes you able to afford better doctors. If your doctor is 10% better at detecting cancer for example, that may translate to a longer life. My intuition tells me that at a personal level (instead of statistical on a population) it's even more important to avoid things that can cause an early death, because at the statistical level it's "compensated" by people to which it will never happen, but not at the individual. Nutrition and fitness are very important to delay aging, which will kill you in the end, and improve your chances at surviving "death chance event" like getting a cancer. But having top professionals help you face these events (cancer, depression, car accidents (by means of having a better car, the help is indirect but still comes from money)) can have a huge and maybe even bigger impact. As for the stress and social connections, I'm not sure I agree. At an equal amount of stress/social connections, someone with high wealth will have most/all of the time more options compared to someone with low stress. Sure some people might be putting pressure on themselves, but there is a big difference between internal/external expectations and having to work a high stress job to afford food.
        TylerE 3y ago
        Even something as simple as having a private chef prep all your meals - someone who can actually make healthy taste good.
    - omeysalvi 3y ago
      I may be completely wrong but having a lot of money, especially if you earned it by conventional definitions, might intrinsically motivate you to take better care of your health to live longer and enjoy your achievements. Kinda like an article I read that said poor people have unhealthy diets in some part due to the temporary relief from daily stresses offered by high sugar fatty foods might be more valuable to them than saving up money and health for a life that is pretty much going nowhere. EDIT: It was a passage from a book called Hired by James Bloodworth
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Can you get me on the list? Also how strict is the age requirement

lagniappe 3y ago

What if our age is divisible by 30? Still good, right?

nkozyra 3y ago
I, too, am hoping to make Forbes' 90 Exactly At 90 list some day.
- dehrmann 3y ago
  Buffett and Munger are both over 90. There must be some lifestyle thing that's kept them both alive and active this long.
  - TylerE 3y ago
    Being able to afford the best doctors, nutritionists, and personal trainers, without waiting, certainly doesn’t hurt.
    - dehrmann 3y ago
      I'm not rich enough to know, but I'm not sure if this is a thing. If you have a serious, unknown disease, throwing money at the problem to find a diagnosis could work. In general though, studies on healthy habits seem to be all over the place, and recommendations almost all turn into "eat food, not too much, mostly plants," (I'll add minimally processed), and exercise (strength and endurance). 95% of that is execution that's on you, even with the best doctors and personal trainers. The other thing studies call out is not having too much stress and the importance of social connection. High-level wealth can work against those.
      - OJFord 3y ago
        I don't think they were suggesting it was good lifestyle/eating via being able to afford a good doctor for that advice - but rather check-ups and early diagnoses. You could run a large battery of tests every x weeks if you wanted, if you were unsure about a mole you could skip the GP and have a top oncologist review it immediately, etc. I expect though that that sort of money enables existing hypochondriacs (in the casual sense) like that, but that most billionaires etc. are no more inclined to have unnecessary tests from unnecessarily specialised doctors than the rest of us.
      - Zababa 3y ago
        Counterpoint: if not all doctors are equal, and better doctors charge more, having more money makes you able to afford better doctors. If your doctor is 10% better at detecting cancer for example, that may translate to a longer life. My intuition tells me that at a personal level (instead of statistical on a population) it's even more important to avoid things that can cause an early death, because at the statistical level it's "compensated" by people to which it will never happen, but not at the individual. Nutrition and fitness are very important to delay aging, which will kill you in the end, and improve your chances at surviving "death chance event" like getting a cancer. But having top professionals help you face these events (cancer, depression, car accidents (by means of having a better car, the help is indirect but still comes from money)) can have a huge and maybe even bigger impact. As for the stress and social connections, I'm not sure I agree. At an equal amount of stress/social connections, someone with high wealth will have most/all of the time more options compared to someone with low stress. Sure some people might be putting pressure on themselves, but there is a big difference between internal/external expectations and having to work a high stress job to afford food.
        TylerE 3y ago
        Even something as simple as having a private chef prep all your meals - someone who can actually make healthy taste good.
  - omeysalvi 3y ago
    I may be completely wrong but having a lot of money, especially if you earned it by conventional definitions, might intrinsically motivate you to take better care of your health to live longer and enjoy your achievements. Kinda like an article I read that said poor people have unhealthy diets in some part due to the temporary relief from daily stresses offered by high sugar fatty foods might be more valuable to them than saving up money and health for a life that is pretty much going nowhere. EDIT: It was a passage from a book called Hired by James Bloodworth

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