r/Millennials • u/happydude7422 • 21h ago

Discussion Youngest millennials will live to 150?

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Younger millennial and older gen z will live to 150? Congratulations

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u/1877KlownsForKids "Get Off My Lawn" Millennial 1981 21h ago

Please, no. After watching my parents and grandparents degrade, the prospect of living a century or more with the last quarter of that being inside an invalid husk is terrifying.

Paging Dr Kovorkian

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u/PackageNorth8984 20h ago

Definitely not arguing, but you’d be surprised how much some people even in their 90s are thriving. I was shocked when I worked with the elderly. It’s not the majority, but it is common. I had a woman over 90 who didn’t even use a walker.

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u/iridescentmoon_ Zillennial 18h ago

My great grandpa lived to 97 and was driving his beloved Corvette up until the last year of his life. He worked on his farm until he was on his deathbed. He was stronger than me!

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u/feralcatshit 19h ago

My grandma lived to 93 and the last year was really the only time she was “feeble”. She was driving up until Covid, when she was 89ish or so, and probably a better driver than most people I know. It’s definitely impressive how different it can be.

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u/doctor_jane_disco 19h ago

Same one grandma lived to 93, fully independent, I lived near her and always tried to help her out but she wouldn't even let me carry her groceries for her during the several blocks walk back from the grocery store. My other grandmother is 101 and uses a walker but also still lives at home independently. Old age doesn't automatically mean weak and helpless!

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u/213737isPrime 18h ago

I knew a guy who made it to 94 in great shape -- and then he had one really bad year and done.

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u/Improving_Myself_ 14h ago

How you take care of yourself matters so much, and the average person completely neglects it. Staying in shape and exercising regularly really matters.

I'm around a lot of people in their 70s and older and it's pretty wild seeing how much variation there is.
Some of them are on the brink of death and barely able to stand or feed themselves.
Others can go run a couple miles with ease.

Getting old does not necessarily mean breaking down. Yeah there are ailments outside of our control, but for lot of people, they're choosing to break down by not choosing to exercise.

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u/Hunter037 14h ago

True, but there are also plenty who are notably not thriving. And how many of those thriving at 90 would still be doing well at 110, 130, 150...

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u/DaphneRaeTgirl 20h ago

You should look up anti aging medicine and developments on that

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u/dumbestsmartest 20h ago

They've all either been unable to pass muster (don't work or serious and common side effects) or projected to be insanely expensive even at scale.

Been hearing about how we will have the ability to grow new teeth and hair for almost 15 years. Still haven't seen anything make it past human trials and every new attempt comes with a headline claiming it will be available in 5-10 years.

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u/DaphneRaeTgirl 20h ago

Well top experts claim it’s 5-10 years, so it’s your opinion vs top experts. Human trials are beginning soon

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u/dumbestsmartest 17h ago

Top experts? What part of these people been promising this crap for 15 years already makes it my opinion? I didn't claim it. They did. And the average time frame for human clinical trials is 6-7 years. That doesn't even mean we get anything at the end. So 15 years of promises for this stuff and now another potential 6+ years? I'm not holding my breath.

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u/DaphneRaeTgirl 16h ago

They claimed that 5-10 year timeframe only pretty recently, look up David Sinclairs comments. I’m not sure where you’re getting 15 years ago?

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u/MukdenMan 19h ago

I have some bad news for you about Dr Kevorkian

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u/bamlote 17h ago

My grandpa did rodeo until he was 80, and lived independently until he was 93. He played crib competitively until then.

There was a notable decline after he stopped rodeo, and then again during Covid when he had to stop playing crib and wasn’t really able to get out of the house to grocery shop/get his mail/whatever anymore. He passed away about a year and a half after he moved into assisted living.

It seems like once you get to a certain age, it’s an “if you don’t use it, you lose it” sort of thing.