If you are born in the year of 2044, according to Michael Woods. (An unexpected benefit from sending Kid to a good school is to get to know/hear/read about her friends and professors.) Michael optimistically predicted that him, and others born in the same year, will live to nearly 140 years on average!
Several thoughts sprang to mind (call me pessimistic, Michael):
- My retirement fund assumed that I will die earlier. Does this mean I need to kill myself then or work longer now?
- My doctor told me that the worst thing is partial death: some organs are about done and others are still going strong. For example, I don’t want to have a good heart but bad lungs, strong legs but can’t see, perfect health except for no teeth, etc.
- According to Time Enough for Love and several similar stories. Living too long may not be a blessing. Immortality is actually a curse.
Wait a minute. I got ahead of myself. I was not born in 1986. (“Ha!” Said Kid). Sorry, I will proceed to die when I reach 78.06 years old. Whew!
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