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Living to 120 is becoming an imaginable prospect (www.economist.com)
submitted 2 years ago by [M, B] to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Living to 120 is becoming an imaginable prospect::undefined

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[–] 30 points 2 years ago (1 child)

I see the quality of life people have when they start approaching 100, and lemme tell you I wouldn't want an extra 20 years of that. Living in the US sucks for healthcare, you're gonna be miserable if you live that long.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    And it sucks because usually when your that old you can't do much besides sit. Sucks that are body's don't last long.

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  • [+] -15 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    You need to learn more about what a blue zone is.

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  • [–] 16 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Or you could share this weird esoteric knowledge that other people don't know about but you do.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    So instead of being a prick like the person you're actually replying to I'll answer you. Blue zones are areas where the population regularly reaches over 100. The point they're making is the people over 100 in those areas usually seem to be doing pretty well, moving, some even run, and die suddenly (things just happen to turn downhill very fast when you're that old, nothing sinister implied)

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  • [+] -24 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    Well If you’re posting here you have access to internet too.

    And that’s as far as I’m willing to help you without a ‘please’ and ‘ thank you’.

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