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Mick Jagger is 74 and still hopping around on stage like someone half his age. He also became a father again - never mind that he's got grandchildren! As posted upthread, people are acting younger than their actual age. The same is not true for those of "yesteryear" who were in the rocking chair by 60.
Too many obese people. Obesity ages a person big time. The second thing is genetics which dictates so much of appearance and longevity. The third is smoking. I think we will eventually discover that smoking pot and vaping will do damage to appearance.
Mick Jagger is 74 and still hopping around on stage like someone half his age. He also became a father again - never mind that he's got grandchildren! As posted upthread, people are acting younger than their actual age. The same is not true for those of "yesteryear" who were in the rocking chair by 60.
There has been an attitudinal shift in how retirees regard their terminated careers (many careers have obsolescence built in, or sometimes simply perceived obsolescence will do the job) and increasing numbers of people found themselves in the position of being "retired" but facing a long life of being bored and maybe low income. I think it was near the end of the Greatest Generation although many attribute it to the Baby Boomers. The idea was that now that the first career is over it's time to enjoy our retirement years by having a second career. I think the Boomers have a lot of ambition too, and that they like to continued to be challenged by life. I think this represents a paradigm shift and that many new generations will think more and more about multiple careers and tapering off their working lives vs. having the traditional retirement party and then rot in front of the TV until heart ceases to function.
Both your 30s & the 40's are the prime income-earning decades.
If 30 is the new 40; you either are adding extra rat-race years without much time left to enjoy the fruits of your labor, or you never get to experience your "second childhood" because you didn't end your first one soon enough.
Life expectancy has not increased by a decade; not even close. You get your 30's & your 40's; anything else is an equation of subtraction, not addition.
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Also, you ladies hear about that Chuang Do fella from Singapore. He is a 50 yr old photographer/model who looks like he is late 20s. Is this a product of artificial enhancements or is naturally possible?
Some ppl are blessed with good genetics.
I know a womens who's 80, doesnt look like it , act like it or dress older; with the energy level of someone a lot younger. And no enhancements.
40 is 40. You can be a fit 40, an unhealthy 40, a slob 40, a fashionable 40 or dress like a Mr. Rogers/schoolmarm with gray hair 40. You are still 40. 70 is 70 and 80 is 80. You can have all the botox and hair dye treatments on the planet at 80 and you are still 80. You just think you are the "80 is the new 40."
40 is 40. You can be a fit 40, an unhealthy 40, a slob 40, a fashionable 40 or dress like a Mr. Rogers/schoolmarm with gray hair 40. You are still 40. 70 is 70 and 80 is 80. You can have all the botox and hair dye treatments on the planet at 80 and you are still 80. You just think you are the "80 is the new 40."
Regardless of how good a 70 - 80 yr old looks... just delusional to think you're 40. Good grief....who doesn't know that?
Both your 30s & the 40's are the prime income-earning decades.
If 30 is the new 40; you either are adding extra rat-race years without much time left to enjoy the fruits of your labor, or you never get to experience your "second childhood" because you didn't end your first one soon enough.
Life expectancy has not increased by a decade; not even close. You get your 30's & your 40's; anything else is an equation of subtraction, not addition.
^ This could be true, but it could also be because people are just "starting" later than in days gone by. Today young people get a full education (fewer people marrying soon after high school) rather than jumping right into the full-time workforce at 18. When college people do work it may not be "their career" necessarily, but rather, to pay for daily expenses (as has been a college tradition for many decades), so they may not be socking much into retirement yet.
We are simply getting started later.
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