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Re:the US economy and the EU were the same size in 2008, the... by sonicshadow on Monday July 17, 2023 @08:00PM (#36765882)
What's the point of living an extra few years either? I'd rather die at 70 after having lived a healthy life, than 80 and suffered the last 10 years
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Re:the US economy and the EU were the same size in 2008, the... by wizofaus on Monday July 17, 2023 @08:21PM (#36766088)
I'm fairly sure in countries where the life expectancy is lower you're more likely to suffer in your final years.
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Re:the US economy and the EU were the same size in 2008, the... by zerodensity on Monday July 17, 2023 @08:07PM (#36765944)
You say that now. I bet you are going to be dancing by a different tune at 70.
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Re:the US economy and the EU were the same size in 2008, the... by sonicshadow on Monday July 17, 2023 @08:11PM (#36765986)
Think you're intentionally misreading what I'm saying, thanks for that
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Re:the US economy and the EU were the same size in 2008, the... by zerodensity on Monday July 17, 2023 @10:04PM (#36766873)
Am I? I think not.

You are saying that you would rather live a shorter time in good health than a longer time being unhealthy at the end.

I am saying that the day will come when you start to deteriorate, get aches, getting slower, maybe even critically ill. During all that you will most likely still not want to die.

People suffer in every age group most of them don't want to die. Why do you think you would?

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Re:the US economy and the EU were the same size in 2008, the... by sonicshadow on Monday July 17, 2023 @10:08PM (#36766911)
It seems like you know me better than i do!
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Re:the US economy and the EU were the same size in 2008, the... by yCombLinks on Monday July 17, 2023 @11:32PM (#36767488)
It seems like you're a poor communicator, because that's the only reasonable way to interpret your comment.
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Re:the US economy and the EU were the same size in 2008, the... by ffhhttt on Tuesday July 18, 2023 @04:08AM (#36769311)
It was actually sarcasm?
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Re:the US economy and the EU were the same size in 2008, the... by YetAnotherNick on Monday July 17, 2023 @08:22PM (#36766101)
I think suffering is based on life expectancy and not fixed. Life expectancy was 50 years not a long back, but still people suffered last 5 years or so of their life.
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Re:the US economy and the EU were the same size in 2008, the... by rjh29 on Monday July 17, 2023 @08:26PM (#36766135)
A larger percentage of people are dying young. It's an average...
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Re:the US economy and the EU were the same size in 2008, the... by landemva on Monday July 17, 2023 @08:07PM (#36765952)
Your body, your choice.
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Re:the US economy and the EU were the same size in 2008, the... by Loocid on Monday July 17, 2023 @09:01PM (#36766399)
Why do you assume you'll suffer from 70-80?
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Re:the US economy and the EU were the same size in 2008, the... by mr_toad on Monday July 17, 2023 @09:25PM (#36766586)
Low life average life expectancy is usually caused by people dying young. Gun violence, automobile accidents, obesity, an opioid epidemic…
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Re:the US economy and the EU were the same size in 2008, the... by afterburner on Tuesday July 18, 2023 @01:36AM (#36768243)
Just moves the suffering years to 60-70.
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