"Max Demian" wrote in message
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On 02/03/2021 09:45, tim... wrote:
"Max Demian" wrote in message
o.uk...
On 01/03/2021 18:22, williamwright wrote:

I had a thought this morning, as a lay there too idle to get up. So
just now I googled to get my facts straight. We represent the 300,000th
generation of humans (OK, I do. My kids are 300,001st; their kids are
the 300,002nd.)
But until only about seven generations ago almost everyone died before
they were fifty, and many died in their thirties. Go back further and
few survived beyond their twenties.
So aren't we incredibly lucky? We had a one in 43,000 chance of being
humans who can expect a long lifespan.

Doesn't mean we are happy.

Based on my family history, I expect to live to 90 or so. But what then?

what do you mean by that?

what happens afterwards

or

what do you do with yourself doddering around like a 90 YO

Yeah; even being a healthy 95-year-old would hardly be worth it, from what
I've seen of people of that age and more.

I know one who is still doing fine.

My dad lived to 86 (I think) beyond 80 he was virtually house bound. Is
that a life?

That's rather soon. My father lived to 92, though, towards the end, found
it hard to go far due to heart problems (which are a family trait).

Fortunately, none of our family suffered from dementia

My mother had it and died at 87. I don't know if it's hereditary.

Quite a bit of it is, but there is some evidence that some of it is
environmental too.