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Re:Charlie Munger – Feeling Like a Victim Is Perfectly Disas... by nwoli on Tuesday November 28, 2023 @04:58PM (#38451917)
Not sure the math even comes out obviously in favour of someone who overindulges but dies an early death, vs someone who lives long and enjoys a coke every so often throughout that long life.
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Re:Charlie Munger – Feeling Like a Victim Is Perfectly Disas... by krisoft on Tuesday November 28, 2023 @05:37PM (#38452442)
Of course it does. Let's just calculate the revenue of two scenairos:

Person A consumes 2L of Coke every day. Dies an early death at 45 year old. 2L coke is ~$2. From the age of 18 to 45 that person spent $19710.

Person B is good at consuming things with moderation. Drinks one 7.5 oz Coke per week, and lives to the ripe old age of 90. A ten pack of 7.5oz coke is ~$6. That person spent from the age of 18 to 90 about $2252.

You can of course tweak the assumptions, but the thing is sugar doesn't kill anyone that fast. People by and large don't drop dead in years from overconsumption of it.

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