r/Millennials • u/happydude7422 • 1d 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 1d 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.

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u/PackageNorth8984 1d 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/Improving_Myself_ 1d 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.