Longevity and anti-aging research: ‘Prime time for an impact on the globe’

Re:Longevity and anti-aging research: ‘Prime time for an imp... by kristofferR on Tuesday March 19, 2019 @04:51AM (#19429118)

If "old people" weren't sure they would die within the next 30 years anyway, then perhaps they would actually start caring about the planet.

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Re:Longevity and anti-aging research: ‘Prime time for an imp... by jhayward on Tuesday March 19, 2019 @08:17PM (#19437582)

As an "old person" this feels personal. What evidence do you have that supports such a claim for "old people"?

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Re:Longevity and anti-aging research: ‘Prime time for an imp... by kristofferR on Wednesday March 20, 2019 @05:08AM (#19440270)

https://news.gallup.com/poll/234314/global-warming-age-gap-y...

Only 29% of Americans over 55 think climate change will pose a serious threat in their lifetime :(

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Re:Longevity and anti-aging research: ‘Prime time for an imp... by jhayward on Wednesday March 20, 2019 @05:47PM (#19447319)

That's a cherry-picked stat if I ever saw one. In context of this thread you seem to be equating that with "think climate change is a problem that needs to be addressed", which is an entirely different question. Most of us don't want to see our kids lives ruined.

In fact, the headline stat of that linked survey is "56% of Americans over 55 worry a great deal about global warming".

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