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If you skim the transcript you'll see stuff like this: > [...] a big part of what I want to talk about is things you can do in your 20s in your 30s in your 40s
by troyvit 2y ago
If you skim the transcript you'll see stuff like this:
> [...] a big part of what I want to talk about is things you can do in your 20s in your 30s in your 40s in your 50s that lead towards you being able to do what you want which could be nothing or could be programming in your 60s in your 70s uh in your 80s [...]
Further in she says:
> it's really astonishing the minute you have proof, visual proof to strangers that your body doesn't quite work people assume your mind doesn't quite work.
To her point, she's 63. We have no idea what she's seen in her life, what sacrifices she's had to make to get where she is today, or anything. What I see is that she is doing more about it now than most of us in this thread, and it might pay to look past her "poor physical condition" to see what she is conveying.
- tonymet 2y agophysical appearance is one of the most informative indicators of health.
- text0404 2y agothis is easily falsifiable, since many diseases are internal: heart disease, low/high blood pressure, diabetes, cancer. also, most mental health issues do not present external indicators. bruce lee was at peak physical performance when he dropped dead. you could smoke cigarettes and take adderall nonstop and still look "healthy".
- edgarischatting 2y agoExactly. She's also gone through cancer.
- troyvit 2y agoPhysical appearance is also an informative indicator of age. Care to expand on what you think a 63 year old woman is supposed to look like? Any examples from Hollywood or Greek mythology that match what you're looking for here?
- tonymet 2y agoWe all know what a healthy person looks like from toddler's age. It takes mental gymnastics to argue otherwise. The fact that we can only think of a couple examples of obviously fit folks who had health problems, like the other chap tried to do, is an exception that proves the rule. Do yourself a favor and try to break away from the overly legislative mindset. Meaning is not bounded by words and definitions. The things that matter -- like true love, peace, happiness, health, contentment, and more-- are not bounded by rules and definitions. We all know those things when we see them. If someone presents themselves as an authority on health issues and how to cope with them, they should obviously be healthy.
- smallmouth 2y agoYour post has great insight. I would just take ever so slight exception to your final paragraph based on two physicians I know that are 8n bad shape medically through no fault of their own. ;-)
- tonymet 2y agoNothing in life is deterministic. That doesn't preclude things having meaning.
- troyvit 2y agoReally? Nah. What does a 63 year old healthy single woman look like? What about a 63 year old woman who had four kids? What about a 63 year old woman who beat stage IV metastatic melanoma?[1] A "healthy" 63 year old person is going to look mighty different depending on the curves life threw them. So is it not overly legislative to bind a person's health choices to their looks when you don't have the whole story? I can look at her (and listen to her) and see healthy mind behind a body that has done decades of hard work. I hope that you can too someday. [1] http://www.gregcons.com/KateBlog/SurvivingIncurableCancer.aspx http://www.gregcons.com/KateBlog/SurvivingIncurableCancer.as...
- wakawaka28 2y ago