It's only an exercise in futility if you consider life in its own right worthless. A sinking ship has no value after it has started sinking whereas a human life

It's only an exercise in futility if you consider life in its own right worthless. A sinking ship has no value after it has started sinking whereas a human life certainly does (that's the prevailing opinion in any case). If reading this article and subsequently switching to a standing desk and making sure to move around frequently adds even a day to my life I consider it entirely worth it and not futile in the least. EDIT: The parent comment was something along the lines of 'why bother living a healthy life, we're all dying anyway'. If repeating the deleted comment is wrong somehow, please tell me.