Tr> I lost one of my grandmothers about 4 years ago at 96, and my other a
Tr> couple months ago, also at 96. Part of why I scoff to a large extent at
Tr> the idea that we're suddenly going to increase the human lifespan by a
Tr> meaningful metric.

Part of me wonders if we should really strive for that anyway if quality of life at that age is bad. My grandma is in her 80s and doesn't even know where the hell she is half the time.

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Re: Re: queen dead
By: esc to Tracker1 on Sun Sep 11 2022 01:58 am

> Tr> I lost one of my grandmothers about 4 years ago at 96, and my other a
> Tr> couple months ago, also at 96. Part of why I scoff to a large extent a
> Tr> the idea that we're suddenly going to increase the human lifespan by a
> Tr> meaningful metric.
>
> Part of me wonders if we should really strive for that anyway if quality of
>
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It depends.

I get to see a whole load of really old people at one of my jobs and my
observation is that people who makes it to extreme ages have a tendency to keep
their brain quite straight. It is as if there was a goalpost past the 88 years
with a sign which read "if you reach this place, you can keep your brain til
you die."

Maybe it is just sample bias.

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Re: Re: queen dead
By: Arelor to esc on Mon Sep 12 2022 05:58 pm

> Re: Re: queen dead
> By: esc to Tracker1 on Sun Sep 11 2022 01:58 am
>
> > Tr> I lost one of my grandmothers about 4 years ago at 96, and my other
> > Tr> couple months ago, also at 96. Part of why I scoff to a large exten
> > Tr> the idea that we're suddenly going to increase the human lifespan by
> > Tr> meaningful metric.
> >
> > Part of me wonders if we should really strive for that anyway if quality
> >
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> It depends.
>
> I get to see a whole load of really old people at one of my jobs and my
> observation is that people who makes it to extreme ages have a tendency to k
> their brain quite straight. It is as if there was a goalpost past the 88 yea
> with a sign which read "if you reach this place, you can keep your brain til
> you die."
>
> Maybe it is just sample bias.
>
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One of the reasons they have residents in old folks homes or assited living
play games or have music night where they sign is to keep the mind sharp.
Singing uses different parts of the brain than speech because tones and rythm
are as important if not more than words, and playing an instrument also
restructures coordination and muscle memory.

i imagine teaching a computing language (or even a foreign language) would
stimulate structured thinking. My parents used to play crossword puzzles and
see who could finish first. After my mother passed away, I haven't seen him
doing as many puzzles. One of my father's cousins is worried about
Alzheimers, and his doctor told him to write his "memoirs" and write about
random stuff that happened in his life. I volunteered to help proofread
parts of it. If a TV series was made on his writings, people would tune in
week after week to see what could possibly get worse.

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