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If you in your 20s and looking at >40 years, it looks pretty similar to a life sentence whether you will technically be released or not...

glimshe 3y ago
And arguably you'd rather enjoy your 20s than your 60s out of prison. Health problems of old age are a prison of their own.
- JohnFen 3y ago
  Having health problems in your 60s is not guaranteed. My experience is that every decade after my 20s have been better than the previous decade. If I had to sacrifice a couple of decades, I'd rather them be my younger ones than my older ones.
  - glimshe 3y ago
    I'm happy to hear that, it's just that the opposite is generally true for the vast majority of people as actuarial tables indicate. Nonetheless, I wish you health for many more years!
    - JohnFen 3y ago
      Yes, but that's generally because of a lifetime of poor health habits. Which means that it's a choice. Don't get me wrong -- aging isn't for the faint of heart, and you are absolutely more likely to have health problems when you're older vs when you're younger. But how healthy you live in your youth has an enormous affect on the odds of having major health problems when you're older. As an older person myself, I suffer from several age-related health degradations, but they are relatively minor (as are the ones of nearly everyone my age that I know). And the upside to being older far outweighs those downsides. Perhaps I'd feel differently if I had a major health issue -- but perhaps not. You can have a major health issue at any age, after all. All in all, being older is such an improvement that even if I did have major health issues, I suspect I'd still prefer to sacrifice my younger years over my older years. But that's just me. Others likely have different opinions.
      - glimshe 3y ago
        Cancer is an example of a major health problem that can hit anyone irrespective of their habits (although also much more likely than not depending on their habits), and it hits older people a lot more often.
londons_explore 3y ago
But it makes good sense if you think you'll spend a year behind bars and the judicial process will also take about a year. You'll probably be found guilty and then immediately released.

glimshe 3y ago

And arguably you'd rather enjoy your 20s than your 60s out of prison. Health problems of old age are a prison of their own.

JohnFen 3y ago
Having health problems in your 60s is not guaranteed. My experience is that every decade after my 20s have been better than the previous decade. If I had to sacrifice a couple of decades, I'd rather them be my younger ones than my older ones.
- glimshe 3y ago
  I'm happy to hear that, it's just that the opposite is generally true for the vast majority of people as actuarial tables indicate. Nonetheless, I wish you health for many more years!
  - JohnFen 3y ago
    Yes, but that's generally because of a lifetime of poor health habits. Which means that it's a choice. Don't get me wrong -- aging isn't for the faint of heart, and you are absolutely more likely to have health problems when you're older vs when you're younger. But how healthy you live in your youth has an enormous affect on the odds of having major health problems when you're older. As an older person myself, I suffer from several age-related health degradations, but they are relatively minor (as are the ones of nearly everyone my age that I know). And the upside to being older far outweighs those downsides. Perhaps I'd feel differently if I had a major health issue -- but perhaps not. You can have a major health issue at any age, after all. All in all, being older is such an improvement that even if I did have major health issues, I suspect I'd still prefer to sacrifice my younger years over my older years. But that's just me. Others likely have different opinions.
    - glimshe 3y ago
      Cancer is an example of a major health problem that can hit anyone irrespective of their habits (although also much more likely than not depending on their habits), and it hits older people a lot more often.

londons_explore 3y ago

But it makes good sense if you think you'll spend a year behind bars and the judicial process will also take about a year. You'll probably be found guilty and then immediately released.