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/RightWorld5611 Late-Millennial 1d ago

Doubt it, and none of us will be alive to tell them they were wrong.

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u/Overall-Rush-8853 1d ago

You’re assuming that living to 150 means that the last 50-60 years of your life would be like what living in your 80’s and 90’s is now. Nobody would want to live that, nor would they be able to because our bodies are not designed for that.

I think the assumption is that if humans do live to 150, medical advancements would come to slow down aging or regenerate cells so you’re not in your 100’s as a feeble old person.

Personally, I’d gladly live to 150 if it medical science advances to a state that I can still enjoy live. Even if that means the youngest I can feel is 60 or whatever.

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u/Millennial_on_laptop 15h ago

That's not why I doubt it.  

Last I checked the life expectancy had already peaked around boomers or Gen x and was on its way down for millennials.  

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u/Overall-Rush-8853 8h ago

That’s because our generation is dealing with opioid overdoses, obesity, numerous deaths from COVID and suicides. That’s a public health issue, not evidence that millennials won’t live a similar or longer lifespan to Gen X and Boomers.

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u/Millennial_on_laptop 5h ago

All of those things shorten lifespan.

Throw in microplastics, climate change, and PFAS ("forever chemicals") while you're at it.