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This is a really good article, not least for the list of ways that you will be kept medically alive. As for the premise of the article, it is definitely gettin

This is a really good article, not least for the list of ways that you will be kept medically alive. As for the premise of the article, it is definitely getting easier to die. We had the plumbers and the rubbish collecting workers clear up our communicable chronic diseases, we de-industrialised and cleared up the air, we quit smoking, put on our seat belts and reigned in the alcohol. So far so good. But, if you look at the physiques of people, the levels of car dependency and the predominance of the Standard American Diet, it seems that people are going the way of Joe Biden in old age, to have what you might call a loss of cognitive abilities, yet able to be preserved near indefinitely. The President isn't unalive, but he isn't really there. Millions are in the same boat, functionally alive but only from the eye-sockets down, and probably with bits of their colon or bladder removed due to cancer that they have bravely fought with a diet of highly processed food and a sedentary lifestyle. When it comes to how to live a healthy life, there is so much misinformation that we are all an experiment of n = 1. There is no realm of information that is anywhere near as confusing as diet. Really you are forced to join one tribe or another if longevity is your game. Either you are going to go all in on 'everything in moderation' or go fully ketogenic meat only carnivore, or the other way, full on vegan. The Google confirmation bias is strong with the whole topic, and I am sure that I could look up 'can I get omega three fatty acid things from eating goat hair' and somewhere there will be an article or 'scientific paper' promoting the eating of goat hair, with a study from some goat herders living in Outer Mongolia, thousands of miles away from any fish, with excellent omega three things going on. There will also be an 'adsense' advert for where you can get goat hair online and Reddit threads on whether you need yak shavings instead.

01HNNWZ0MV43FF 2y ago
I mean Biden also comes off slow cause of his stutter. He just has to survive inauguration.
- blue_dragon 2y ago
  To me, Biden comes off as slow because he frequently trails off mid-sentence without finishing his thoughts.
paulpauper 2y ago
I am not a fan of Biden , but for an octogenarian to go on a stage and debate extemporaneously like that , as poor as his performance was, puts him in an above average category of health or capabilities. The average 80 year old does not exist (average life expectancy is 78) or much worse shape overall. We're not talking doing crossword puzzles, but stepping up on a stage before a national audience as President and debating. I think part of the perception of his bad performance can be explained by overinflated expectations. Trump's performance was not much better--not answering questions and defaulting to a few points that he attempted to shoehorn at every turn to speak-- but, yes, he looked and sounded better. Again, Trump is also an exception: it helped that his dad lived to 93; good genes are a thing.
downrightmike 2y ago
Or just like trump who shits his pants constantly
basisword 2y ago
>> But, if you look at the physiques of people, the levels of car dependency and the predominance of the Standard American Diet, it seems that people are going the way of Joe Biden in old age If I can continue in my career at 80, let alone run one of the biggest countries in the world, I’ll be pretty happy. Car dependence, the SAD and obesity are going to bring back heart attacks in ones 60’s - not a generation of hard working octogenarians.
- Theodores 2y ago
  Biden was not all there with his 'Cornpop' speech of 2017. After that performance he should have made a dignified retirement. The people around him should have shuffled him off the stage too. There was too much going on in his 'Cornpop was a bad dude' rambling that it really should have been game over, there and then. Notionally he has his finger on the nuclear button and he is a decade past his sell by date. You have to question the intellect of anyone, up to and including Obama, that do not see this. My cousin has an elderly dog that has a habit of knocking expensive crockery off a coffee table with his tail, blissfully unaware and unable to see the problems caused. We love the dog and tell him that he is a good boy, but we don't let him drive the car or light the barbeque. We commend the dog for being able to lay a golden nugget in the park but nobody else in the family gets told they have done well for doing a number two. For some reason people with Trump Derangement Syndrome seem to ignore reality with Biden, if he falls up the stairs then they make excuses for him, plus they know so much about him that they have no knowledge of the legendary 'Cornpop was a bad dude' speech, despite it being comedy gold. I have no problem with people that have mental disabilities, but the territory known as the United States can do better than to have octogenarians that have brains clearly addled by the American lifestyle of unhealthy food and unhealthy modes of transport.

01HNNWZ0MV43FF 2y ago

I mean Biden also comes off slow cause of his stutter. He just has to survive inauguration.

blue_dragon 2y ago
To me, Biden comes off as slow because he frequently trails off mid-sentence without finishing his thoughts.

paulpauper 2y ago

I am not a fan of Biden , but for an octogenarian to go on a stage and debate extemporaneously like that , as poor as his performance was, puts him in an above average category of health or capabilities. The average 80 year old does not exist (average life expectancy is 78) or much worse shape overall. We're not talking doing crossword puzzles, but stepping up on a stage before a national audience as President and debating. I think part of the perception of his bad performance can be explained by overinflated expectations. Trump's performance was not much better--not answering questions and defaulting to a few points that he attempted to shoehorn at every turn to speak-- but, yes, he looked and sounded better. Again, Trump is also an exception: it helped that his dad lived to 93; good genes are a thing.

downrightmike 2y ago

Or just like trump who shits his pants constantly

basisword 2y ago

>> But, if you look at the physiques of people, the levels of car dependency and the predominance of the Standard American Diet, it seems that people are going the way of Joe Biden in old age If I can continue in my career at 80, let alone run one of the biggest countries in the world, I’ll be pretty happy. Car dependence, the SAD and obesity are going to bring back heart attacks in ones 60’s - not a generation of hard working octogenarians.

Theodores 2y ago
Biden was not all there with his 'Cornpop' speech of 2017. After that performance he should have made a dignified retirement. The people around him should have shuffled him off the stage too. There was too much going on in his 'Cornpop was a bad dude' rambling that it really should have been game over, there and then. Notionally he has his finger on the nuclear button and he is a decade past his sell by date. You have to question the intellect of anyone, up to and including Obama, that do not see this. My cousin has an elderly dog that has a habit of knocking expensive crockery off a coffee table with his tail, blissfully unaware and unable to see the problems caused. We love the dog and tell him that he is a good boy, but we don't let him drive the car or light the barbeque. We commend the dog for being able to lay a golden nugget in the park but nobody else in the family gets told they have done well for doing a number two. For some reason people with Trump Derangement Syndrome seem to ignore reality with Biden, if he falls up the stairs then they make excuses for him, plus they know so much about him that they have no knowledge of the legendary 'Cornpop was a bad dude' speech, despite it being comedy gold. I have no problem with people that have mental disabilities, but the territory known as the United States can do better than to have octogenarians that have brains clearly addled by the American lifestyle of unhealthy food and unhealthy modes of transport.