Re:Masayuki Uemura has died
by nine_k on Thursday December 09, 2021 @11:11AM
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78 is definitely not young, and various age-related health conditions develop rather abruptly with age. While your mind might be crystal clear, the rest of the daily life is far harder at 78 than say at 48.
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It’s not young but it’s not extreme. The average lifespan for a man in Japan, where he lived, is 81.5 years
Many more people are living into their 90’s, and even over 100.
https://www.statista.com/chart/amp/18826/number-of-hundred-y...
Hopefully what we consider to be old changes over time. Dr Fauci is a few days from 81, for example.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Fauci
“Old age” is likely one of those things we simply accepted and never made much of an effort to address the issues that make us old.
Re:Masayuki Uemura has died
by wolverine876 on Thursday December 09, 2021 @02:01PM
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> The average lifespan for a man in Japan, where he lived, is 81.5 years
That includes people who died as children, teens, etc. If you reach 70, your average lifespan is much higher AFAIK.