My dad died a few days ago. In the last months he told me more than one “I could use three lives to do all that I’m interested in”.
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JJROKCZ@lemmy.world 11 months ago
It why would you want to
the_third@feddit.de 11 months ago
Siegfried@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I’m sorry for your loss
triclops6@lemmy.ca 11 months ago
Sorry for your loss
GamingChairModel@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Because a world in which people live to 80 tend to live well till 65, And a world in which people can live to 120 might open up the possibility of living well to 90.
Stretching out life expectancies tends to stretch out the length of quality time too.
arin@lemmy.world 11 months ago
We should just die at 30 again huh?
JJROKCZ@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I’m 30 now, having a hard time looking at the next 40-50 and thinking I want that. Definitely not 90
arin@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Are you suicidal? Longer life does not mean living as a cripple, we can extend our health if we research more. And exercise and lower calorie diet seems to improve health a lot. A 70 year old who exercises and eats lightly will be healthier than a 30yr who eats like an American and drives without walking much.
kava@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I’m close to your age and I’m excited for the next 40-50 years. It often surprises me when I get perspectives like yours. I have to remember people have different opinions on things I take for granted.
We can have a tendency to project our views onto everyone else and assume everyone thinks the same thing. False consensus effect
I think people are fundamentally different because of some stuff that happened in childhood. There are people who are negative about the past and positive about the future. I fall into this.
There are others that are positive about the past and negative about the future. Maybe you’re here.
MonkRome@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I would happily live 500 years if I could keep the quality of life prior to old age. The issue isn’t a number, it’s what your life is like in those last 20 years. I can’t imagine we will regularly get to 120 without slowing the aging process, which would improve quality of life.
JJROKCZ@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I’ve not been enjoying the last 30 all that much, I don’t think I want another 90 or nearly that far even
MonkRome@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I’ve enjoyed a fairly privileged life in recent years so I suppose that changes my perspective. I fully recognize that not everyone is dealt a fair hand, whether it be financial or the chemicals in ones brain. Though even when I was poor, I always valued a long life. There are so many interesting things in the world, I want to live long just to see what happens to humans. Will we get over our fundamental flaws as a species, will we make it to being a space faring civilization? Will we protect the environment and create artificial consciousness? Also I value new experiences and life always offers more.