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Jimmy Buffett has died
- fastball 3y agoI'm still surprised by how bad our "transformative" healthcare remains. People worth a billion dollars can afford extreme extravagances in day-to-day life (and frequently indulge in them), yet when it comes to extending lifespans, billionaires don't seem to live much longer than anyone else. Regardless, RIP Jimmy Buffet. Some great songs and a seemingly very savvy businessman.
- thfuran 3y ago>I'm still surprised by how bad our "transformative" healthcare remains You're comparing it to itself and surprised that it doesn't look exceptional in comparison. But in 1800, 46% of people in the US died before the age of six.
- fastball 3y agoThe reduction of infant mortality is kinda the low-hanging fruit of modern medicine.
- diydsp 3y agoNothing like exercise, good sleep, and a good diet for healthspan and longevity. Those are a state of mind and mostly available to anyone. Money could buy a good personal trainer, chef and a quiet, dark sleeping room, but you still have to want it and do it. No purchaseable intervention can build muscle and stability. Some pills can help with memory though at least. And money can buy a decent doctor. Vampiring blood from the young is a possible financial advantage.
- psunavy03 3y agoSo the state of the art is bad because it only goes so far even for billionaires. It's as if technology can't let you live forever. What a silly take. "Modern technology isn't good enough because it's only modern." You can't write a check for a treatment that doesn't exist yet.
- kortex 3y agoI don't think they are saying "live forever". I think they are wondering why such a wealthy individual died in his 70s, where living into your 90s isn't entirely uncommon.
- seanmcdirmid 3y agoI think substance abuse in his younger days could have been a contributing factor.
- tssva 3y agoYou think substance abuse in his younger days was a contributing factor to his skin cancer?
- doubleg72 3y agoOf course it has nothing to do with environmental factors, life choices, or just bad luck.
- psunavy03 3y agoAs someone whose parents are pushing that age, and whose grandparents did years ago, it's not that simple. Someone's personal medical situation and what they do and don't have matters a lot more 70+. Diabetes, cancer, and heart disease in particular; I've lost colleagues to the last two as young as their 40s and 50s. When the dice of fate come up snake-eyes, whether due to an undiagnosed problem that got missed or wonky genetics, it's your time, and no one is entitled to live into their 90s.
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- alanbernstein 3y agoIf what you say is true, then another way to say it is that access to health care is relatively uniform. Surely that would be a good thing?
- doubleg72 3y agoPerhaps how you take care of yourself plays a part, like life choices and all..
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- hirundo 3y agoThe Margaritaville stages of debugging: 1. It's nobody's fault 2. It could be my fault 3. It's my own damn fault https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6478121 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6478121
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- pwillia7 3y agoMy-shitty-code Codin' on my laptop, watching the clock tock All of these errors pop up on the screen... Fixing my syntax, I fire up emacs... compile again, hope now my code's clean Struggling again with debugging my shitty code, Searching for my lost semicolon, Some people say that there’s maintainers to blame But I know... it’s nobody’s fault Don’t know the reason, my eyes started seizin, Stare at screens all night, one more pot of brew... Empty bags of Doritos, I'm covered in Cheetos, And still how to solve it, I haven't a clue Struggling again with debugging my shitty code, Searching for my lost semicolon, Some people say that there’s maintainers to blame Now I think, hell, it could be my fault I've broken the code base, ruined each of the edge case Get an exception, pull up the console My heart starts to flutter, as I consider the other, Jobs and lives that I could have chose Struggling again with debugging my shitty code, Searching for my lost semicolon, Some people say that there’s maintainers to blame But I know... it’s my own damn fault
- kortex 3y agoIs this a copypasta or did you just write this yourself? Because this is absolutely brilliant.
- arbitrary_name 3y agoVery likely just chatgpt output.
- xeromal 3y agoAlways enjoyed the energy Buffet seemed to emanate. A redneck surfer boy.
- codazoda 3y agoWow, this hits hard. I became a fan because my father-in-law was a big fan. I was amazed at the business side of the artist. The way he basically turned a single hit album from 1977 into a life-long career and a giant enterprise delivering a lifestyle or vacation message to help millions of us let go of the everyday.
- bb88 3y agoNot enough people are happy these days. I read about people that haven't taken a vacation in years -- slowly turning into automotons by the gears of capitalism. The grind of life is a real thing. Many bosses are small, angry people, and live to make their employees hell. Maybe not on purpose, always, but it was the style of management they worked through and know of no other kind. That smile of him on the sailboat is awesome. I'm glad he got to live his life that way. I wish more people were able to do that.
- xwdv 3y agoSucks. 76 doesn’t even seem that old really, it’s like a young senior age. Plenty of people often live 10 or even 20 years longer, often without being a billionaire too.
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- nichos 3y agoI actually looked this up, 76 is the average life expectancy for a male in the US.
- DoesntMatter22 3y agoMy dad is 76. Smoke and drank his whole life. Walks foe miles with me while I play golf, nearly has a 6 pack. Doesn't have any teeth though but he never co planned or even tried to get dentures. Safe to say I'm not going to be in that type of shape at 76
- b800h 3y agoPresumably he is now enjoying a Cheeseburger in Paradise.
- bedhead 3y agoWhat a full life. Hope he was actually as happy as he always seemed. Well done.
- jprd 3y agoA lot of memories from his music, but one that frequently pops into my head was Cheeseburger in Paradise being used in a SeaQuest episode that had a side-plot of a contraband REAL BEEF HAMBURGER.
- dpeck 3y agoHe’ll be missed. I’m a (relatively) young fan of his and been to several shows over the last 20 years. He’s of course best known for Margaritaville and Come Monday. But theres a wealth of great storytelling and sing-along type songs in his catalog. A few of my favorites if you’re interested in exploring: A Pirate Looks at Forty Son of a Son of a Sailor Havana Daydreaming The Captain and the Kid Barefoot Children Treat Her Like a Lady He Went to Paris
- appplication 3y agoI always put Jimmy Buffet and Harry Chapin as two sides of the coin. Buffet, for happy vibes, Chapin for melancholy.
- burntsushi 3y agoGotta add "Beach House on the Moon" to that list! One my absolute favorites.
- wombatpm 3y agoBoat Drinks Find Changes in Latitude, Changes in Attitude Cheeseburger in Paradise
- DennisP 3y agoAt one point in college, I was really depressed, went to a Jimmy Buffett concert, and felt so much better for a while. Bon voyage Jimmy.
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- kindawinda 3y agoWhy did you go out of your way to criticize a dead mans music? Seems like you are throwing out signals to readers that aren't helpful.
- MrDunham 3y agoGP's comment is flagged so I can't read it and comment directly. But there's just a... chill vibe that Jimmy managed to capture. His voice wasn't phenomenal. His lyrics were great. Music was good. But the vibe... he really, really nailed the beachy vibe (even despise being an incredibly astute businessman)
- 13of40 3y agoI know this is past the fold and you're probably never going to read it, but there's a difference between saying something is bad and saying it just isn't for you. Any famous performer, by definition, has someone who values their work.
- CharlesW 3y agoMay he find his lost shaker of salt.
- NewLogic 3y agoJust after Ted Nivison and Eddy Burback visited all 22 NA Margaritaville locations. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bsb9T1g5nlE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bsb9T1g5nlE
- toomuchtodo 3y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Buffett https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Buffett
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- matthewdgreen 3y agoYears ago I met Jimmy Buffett. I was working at AT&T Labs in Florham Park, NJ and we (or rather, some real audio researchers) had developed a multi-microphone spatial recording rig that we wanted to use for streaming concerts. Buffett was interested in talking to us about streaming music to his Margaritaville locations. The talks went nowhere, but I had the pleasure of giving a demo to Jimmy Buffett -- who was really honestly impressed and picked out subtle details in the recording. The only other thing I remember about the experience was that he flew into New Jersey on his own seaplane (as in, he allegedly did the flying.)
- anjel 3y agoMore likely than an allegation, Buffett was lucky enough to in fact be a pilot and owned a Grumman Widgeon seaplane[1] until he was lucky enough to survive abruptly decommissioning the plane[2] in 1994. 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grumman_G-44_Widgeon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grumman_G-44_Widgeon 2 https://www.accidents.app/summaries/accident/20001206X01974 https://www.accidents.app/summaries/accident/20001206X01974
- 616c 3y agoPresumably into Morristown Municipal Airport?
- zeruch 3y agoJimmy Buffett (with Evangeline as opener) was my very first concert. It was wildly good and fun.