• the_q@lemm.ee
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          10 days ago

          Oh haha. Yeah I know how I sound, but you watch a love one deteriorate and see how you feel.

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            10 days ago

            It was common a few generations back to have your teeth pulled and be fitted for dentures in your 30s.

            The end of your natural life is always going to be gnarly.

            There is a distinct concept between a “life span” and a “health span”.

            Nobody denies that there is a point in time that your health fails to the point where additional life comes with diminished returns. This is where right to die legislation becomes very important.

            But, speaking in broad general statistical generalities, both lifespan and health span have been increasing. The gap has always existed. In short: people have always lived too long, as you put it.

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      10 days ago

      No he’s right. They want you living longer so you can work longer and consume longer.

      Number only goes bigger if you have more workers and consumers. Once either of those things stops being true you can’t have “infinite growth”.

      There’s no way they want you living a shorter life. Not to mention all the money in old people care. It’s a massive industry.