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> People want more healthy years ...but that doesn't really answer why, does it? To "do more stuff"? To "see more things"? To "earn more money"? To "le

> People want more healthy years ...but that doesn't really answer why, does it? To "do more stuff"? To "see more things"? To "earn more money"? To "learn more"? Why? A friend wasn't enjoying her job a year or two ago and said she felt seriously underpaid for the stuff she was being asked to handle. I asked her if she would feel any happier if they doubled or tripled her salary. After thinking about it she realised the amount of money wouldn't fix the problem, the issue was with the work environment, not the monetary package tagged on to her employment. Life is finite. So at least for all of us who don't have some desperately unkind medical issue that specifically shortens it, maybe we need to take a deep breath and learn to deal with that. "Carpe diem", and all that.

jjk166 2y ago
> To "do more stuff"? To "see more things"? To "earn more money"? To "learn more"? Why? Yes, to all of it. Life will still be finite with a longer life, but more is more. If offered the opportunity to have your lifespan shortened for no gain would you take it? Obviously not, and likewise if you have the opportunity to increase your lifespan for no cost, it's exactly the same decision.
dangus 2y ago
Learning to deal with mortality and wanting more healthy years are not mutually exclusive. I can’t really think of any downside to having more healthy years. Yeah, do more stuff, see more things, learn more. Why? Because it’s enjoyable. And why do I need a reason?