• linearchaos@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    The centurian in my family smoked, drank heavily at times, dipped, ate fat, drank raw milk, worked out in the sun all day.

    All the people close to her also did those things and died in their 60’s

    She made it to 104 and was pretty miserable about everything by the end.

  • jpreston2005@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    I’m just imagining some frail centenarian beginning to address a small crowd, and from random pockets of empty space, scientists in lab coats spring, vaulting towards the aged person, quiet-shouting “hey-HEY-NO, DON’T. Don’t listen to them! hey. HEY. NO. DON’T DO IT.-shut up old man-IGNORE HIM.”

  • DMBFFF@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    (my bold)

    According to the Guinness World Records website, Branyas believed her longevity stemmed from “order, tranquility, good connection with family and friends, contact with nature, emotional stability, no worries, no regrets, lots of positivity and staying away from toxic people”.

  • MajorHavoc@programming.dev
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    4 months ago

    “We have no fucking idea how to do what they’ve done and we haven’t done it ourselves, but please keep paying us to figure it out rather than learning from them for free.”

    I normally side with scientists, but they need to shut up and sit down, on this one.

    I’ll accept “pick which old person you take advice from, many are assholes.” as a fair bit of advice, though.

    • Tikiporch@lemmy.world
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      4 months ago

      It’s the wrong phrasing but the right take. We shouldn’t take anecdotal advice about being healthy.

  • Riskable@programming.dev
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    4 months ago

    To be fair, I think many of us would be far too tempted to mess with people if we lived that long. How many people here would say something absolutely ridiculous like, “I drink my own piss at least once a week!” Or, “I catch and eat all the squirrels that get near by bird feeders!”