• frickineh@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Oh absolutely not. No thank you. The world at large has my permission to smother me with a pillow if I hit 90 and don’t die. But it’s fine, I’m sure the microplastics/ultraprocessed food/climate change/whatever will take me out before that.

    • lars@lemmy.sdf.org
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      3 months ago

      People say wild stuff like this when they’re young. The 89-year-olds in this scenario change their minds. Every time.

      • ✺roguetrick✺@lemmy.world
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        3 months ago

        Speaking as a nurse that’s done a lot of hospice and goals of care discussions: it’s absolutely not every time. Lots of folks primarily want to die with dignity.

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          3 months ago

          That’s actually and ironically super encouraging to hear! I’ve become afraid of this trap that I see miserable older people slide into at will.

          Thank you.

    • BlanketsWithSmallpox@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      You seriously overestimate climate change unless you’re already old, infirmed, live near a coast and are poorer than dirt.

      Everyone else is pretty much going to be fine.