Re:On Old Age
by jfengel on Wednesday September 30, 2020 @02:54PM
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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
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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...