Billionaire and biohacker Dave Asprey plans on living to 180 - General Discussion Discussion

[–] ShogunofYonkers (78561) 6 years ago

Best of luck to him
There is a lady in Italy who is 119 years old so...maybe if he watches his diet and stays off the menthols...

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[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

Jeanne Calment who is the oldest documented person in history started smoking when she was 18 and stopped at 118, then she kept going until 122 with no real issues except poor sight and hearing, so it's not all about living a healthy life, just having good genes can get you really far. That italian lady is close though, would be cool if she could surpass the record :-)

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[–] ShogunofYonkers (78561) 6 years ago

Wow, had to look her up
She met Vincent Van Gogh when she was a kid!

Yep, let's hope these Levi's fit right

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[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

Yeah, she met him right at the end of his life, if to believe her story, there is a movie about it called Vincent And Me where she has a brief role as herself. A fascinating woman.

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[–] ShogunofYonkers (78561) 6 years ago

Good stuff Ged
Can you imagine living through two World Wars, the moon landing, Vietnam and the Cold War, The Great Depression, affordable cars replacing horses...I cannot
I hope that lady wrote a book

Mind-blowing experiences!

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[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

She was born when america was in the middle of the old west and died when internet was starting to take off XD

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[–] MovieManCin2 (26342) 6 years ago

My Aunt has done that, except she just barely missed WW I. She's 99.

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[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

Hope she lives to experience the triple digit era :-)

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[–] MovieManCin2 (26342) 6 years ago

Thanks, so do I.

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[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

I had a relative that lived to 100, sadly she was too ill by then to have any big party, it would've been cool to celebrate such a thing.

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[–] MovieManCin2 (26342) 6 years ago

Sorry to hear that. A big party would have been nice. My Aunt has been in and out of the hospital recently. We're all hoping she gets better.

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[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

I'm crossing my fingers for her.

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[–] MovieManCin2 (26342) 6 years ago

Thank you. That is very kind of you.

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[–] Padeen (6459) 6 years ago

Look up Yoshiro Nakamatsu. He's a bit of a character who predicts he will live to 144.

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[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

Oh, wow, lol, i checked his wiki. What an awesome guy XD Has a couple of good points though.

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[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

I doubt he will make it. Largely depends on genes.

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[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

I have my doubts too. Some people born today is believed they are gonna live until at least 150 though.

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[–] MovieManCin2 (26342) 6 years ago

He won't make it. The oldest person in the world is a Japanese woman who is 117.

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[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

He probably won't.

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[–] SteveG (1370) 6 years ago

Tell him to watch The Green Mile first.

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[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

True. Bicentennial Man is another good one for showing why prolonged life can be a horrible idea. Personally i would be satisified if i could round it up at 100, i don't know what i would do here on earth for another 80 years.

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[–] Otter (24464) 6 years ago

And I plan to win the lottery and retire to my private island.

I think my odds of success are better than his.

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[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

Would be sad if he was hit and killed by a car or something after spending all that money.

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[–] Otter (24464) 6 years ago

It'd also be sad if he spent 100 years being old and frail. Because living 200 years is no good, unless you can make your youth last longer, or at least your middle age.

I should claim to be a scientist working on changing human cell apoptosis and ask him for a grant, anything for the private island fund.

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[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

Yeah, he would be completely blind, deaf and immovable, there is a reason you kick the bucket around 100, because living much past that is just gonna suck and have no point. Even perfect health isn't going to prevent that, not sure he thought things through.

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[–] db20db (17743) 6 years ago

Irony comes more to mind for me because it reminds me of an incident in a community where I once lived. It concerned what was once a popular tourist attraction that had gone progressively further into disrepair. A local millionaire wanted to buy and revitalize it but the owner was obstinate and they haggled over it for quite some time. Eventually, a deal was struck. I don't remember the exact amount of money involved but it was substantial. Within several days of it being finalized, the owner had a massive heart attack on the golf course which killed him. So, he was never really able to enjoy any of that money. The added irony of the situation was that he was playing golf with his doctor.

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[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

Death is fair in that way, it doesn't care who or what you are, we all have a limited time and since we don't know how much we shouldn't waste it arguing over physical possessions. We all end up in a coffin anyway.