Popular People Live Longer

ambicapter wrote: post #3

elcapitan wrote: post #2

"Popularity" correlates with wealth, wealth correlates with health?

Why don't you read the article?

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Re: Popular People Live Longer

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Post by coldtea » Sat, Jun 24, 2017, 7:34 PM UTC

>Even some adults appear obsessed with social media, tracking the number of retweets on their Twitter profiles or likes on Facebook

"Some"? Where does the writer lives, on Mars?

Re: Popular People Live Longer

#6

Post by faragon » Sat, Jun 24, 2017, 7:49 PM UTC

TL;DR: all you need is love.

Re: Popular People Live Longer

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Post by true_religion » Sat, Jun 24, 2017, 7:51 PM UTC

It's true. Most of my popularity comes from outliving my enemies.

But in all seriousness, I am intrigued with the idea that merely by being popular, it will affect your DNA and turn on genes that correlate good health.

Re: Popular People Live Longer

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Post by handedness » Sat, Jun 24, 2017, 7:53 PM UTC

coldtea wrote: post #5

> Even some adults appear obsessed with social media, tracking the number of retweets on their Twitter profiles or likes on Facebook "Some"? Where does the writer lives, on Mars?

Yes, some.

I have no social media presence, nor do I care to.

Re: Popular People Live Longer

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Post by barrkel » Sat, Jun 24, 2017, 7:58 PM UTC

Status vs likability: "it's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice".

Re: Popular People Live Longer

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Post by agumonkey » Sat, Jun 24, 2017, 7:58 PM UTC

Unpopular live longer too, I believe the more hatred you have, the longer you live, and no this is not a post SW binge comment.