Life expectancy in India goes up by 5 years in a decade

Re:Life expectancy in India goes up by 5 years in a decade by reeses on Wednesday January 29, 2014 @12:32AM (#7142124)

You don't want to live half your life as an over-60 geriatric, with daily pains, vocational ostracisation, inadequate income, and decreasing social relevance?

Mind you, some would bin that in with the douchey "I wouldn't want to live if I became paraplegic/deaf/blind," but I do fear that, given how crappy it is to be 75 today, it's not going to be senior Disneyland by the time I'm old. Older.

Put my brain in a jar and I might have a different perspective, but I've seen enough family members admit they're just tired and want to go when their time comes.

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Re:Life expectancy in India goes up by 5 years in a decade by shawabawa3 on Wednesday January 29, 2014 @08:04AM (#7143540)

I'm pretty sure most over 60s aren't in pain and friendless.

My dad is over 70 and is completely fit, healthy, independent and pain free. Sure, not all old people have it so good, but with increased live expectancy comes increased quality of life at older ages

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