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Why are there many people dying the last few days? I am reading hacker news every day, but it feels like there’s at least a death note or two a day currently
The boomers are dying. Life expectancy is 76 years in the US. Which reminds me, that middle-age is actually 38. I'm halfway done with my life. Yikes!
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The number of people dying will increase two score and ten years [2] after a baby boom [1] like the United States post-war baby boom. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby_boom [2] https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%2090%3A10...
How is that bible verse relevant exactly?
You can also look at other samples like the Founding Fathers of the US. Most lived past 70, and some even lived beyond 90. The only people who died before 60 were Alexander Hamilton, killed in a duel and John Hancock, died of gout - which can be caused by things including excessive drinking. There was indeed a very low life expectancy in the past, but it was 100% due to infant mortality. If one child dies in infancy, and the other lives to 80, then you have a life expectancy at birth of 40.
That the Bible itself also noted this, is extremely interesting. Not even from a religious perspective, but from a historic one. It's really interesting to think about. As an adult today, you have a similar life expectancy to an (upper class) adult from thousands of years ago. There are many implications that one can apply to modern life. For instance it's safe to say that their dietary/lifestyle choices are very much worth considering, if not emulating.
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The boomers are dying. Life expectancy is 76 years in the US. Which reminds me, that middle-age is actually 38. I'm halfway done with my life. Yikes!
The way I look at it is that I was, in hindsight, barely sentient for the first ~25 years, so that means we've only really gotten to live for 10-20 years!
Why are there many people dying the last few days? I am reading hacker news every day, but it feels like there’s at least a death note or two a day currently
The boomers are dying. Life expectancy is 76 years in the US. Which reminds me, that middle-age is actually 38. I'm halfway done with my life. Yikes!
We are here because of those before us. Those after us will be there because of us. Good stuff.
If anyone has the means, it may be worthwhile to invest in life extension research. We’re losing more great minds every year.
If anyone has the means, it may be worthwhile to invest in life extension research. We’re losing more great minds every year.
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The way I look at it is that I was, in hindsight, barely sentient for the first ~25 years, so that means we've only really gotten to live for 10-20 years!
I like this argument, I just wonder if the bar rises over time. Do you think that in 5 years you will say you were barely sentient for the first ~30 years?
If anyone has the means, it may be worthwhile to invest in life extension research. We’re losing more great minds every year.
And great minds are born every year. Or rather with the potential to develope a great mind, if we help them with the right conditions.
Imagine what would happen if we doubled or tripled that number.
How many more companies founded, inventions created, or if you care about art, new creations never imagined.
We really MUST do better, it is in all our best interests.
If anyone has the means, it may be worthwhile to invest in life extension research. We’re losing more great minds every year.
This comment perplexes me. Do you think there is no research happening? In that view, what do you think disease research, anti-aging research, and medical/pharmacological research is? And do you suppose that there are a finite amount of great minds, that the current set of them dying off implies that we'll be left without any soon enough, or that the current set needs to be maintained forever? As important as his wor…
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This comment perplexes me. Do you think there is no research happening? In that view, what do you think disease research, anti-aging research, and medical/pharmacological research is? And do you suppose that there are a finite amount of great minds, that the current set of them dying off implies that we'll be left without any soon enough, or that the current set needs to be maintained forever? As important as his wor…
Isn't it par for the course? This site is really the worst, worse than Tumblr, twitter, whatever. Because there's absolutely zero self awareness.