This question was inspired by a meme I just saw, and my longtime crush on Brad Pitt, who’s 45 years older than me.

Youngest: my age. Oldest: if it’s someone in as good shape as Brad Pitt, the sky’s the limit.

      • NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de
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        1 day ago

        Generalizations like this are useless. Obviously there are exceptions. There certainly are people who retain a sharp mind into old age and even past age 100. It’s not that uncommon. If he also kept his body in good shape, it’s easy to believe he can still drive as well as anyone half his age.

    • Quilotoa@lemmy.ca
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      1 day ago

      Yeah. I’ve started taking care of myself know that this body might have to do me for a long time. He’s also still doing woodworking. Makes amazing stuff.

      • toynbee@piefed.socialEnglish
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        6 hours ago

        Recently I had an operation and was in a semiprivate recovery room with a man who turned out to be 77. I’m 38. While chatting with each other to pass the time, I was on some pretty heavy painkillers. (He refused any pain remediation stronger than Tylenol. He was a veteran and, I suspect based on his reaction to any offerings, had seen friends succumb to addictions.)

        Anyway, despite being drugged, I managed not to say the first two things that came to mind:

        • “Wow, you’re almost exactly double my age!”
        • “Whoa, that’s how old my dad was when he died.”

        All that to lead up to … If you have any pictures to share, I’d love to see the creative works of a 98-year-old!