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Re:On Old Age by briangray on Wednesday September 30, 2020 @02:19PM (#24641823)
[1] I believe this is the one you're referencing from Elliot Dallen. It's a very insightful and beautiful post. And the reason I now read articles referencing old age, which once didn't register with me as much.

  "Nobody should lament getting one year older, another grey hair or a wrinkle. Instead, be pleased that you’ve made it." - Elliot Dallen
1 - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/sep/07/termin...
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Re:On Old Age by jfengel on Wednesday September 30, 2020 @02:54PM (#24642288)
I wish he wouldn't underplay it. I don't care about gray hair and wrinkles. I care about joint pain, friends dying, and eventually an inability to even take care of myself. Better than dying young? Surely. But it's harder than just being pleased despite cosmetic defects.
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Re:On Old Age by majormajor on Wednesday September 30, 2020 @05:46PM (#24644342)
It's worth remembering here, when picturing it as a comparison or tradeoff, that there are a lot of ways to die young that are full of pain and suffering too...
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