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Why do people want to live long beyond 50 years old? (piefed.world)

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It does not make sense to me why people would want to live beyond 50 years old, especially since health problems start becoming more frequent around that age.

Which makes me ask: Why do people wish to live long beyond the age of 50?

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[-] a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

I have a litany of them and I'm much younger than my 50s. What I think it comes down to is to those produce a quality of life such that I would welcome non-existing. I'm not there and I hope not to be there for decades to come

It sounds like you have an issue with resilience. I hope very much for your sake that you acquire some of the same issues that those of us with long-term illnesses have so you can develop perspective.

Or not, maybe you're just a weak-willed piss baby and we won't have to hear these stupid sorts of debates from you. Because you would be dead.

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