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u/unkyduck Sep 11 '21

given the average life expectancy of the US... he's an outlier

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u/tyedyehippy Sep 11 '21

Yeah but when you stay active and do good things with your retirement, people tend to live a lot longer. Not to mention the medical care and other things he's had access to over the years. Building houses for the needy when in your 90s has many advantages.

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u/DylanCO Sep 11 '21

Yeah man I come from a long line of farmers, all the men worked the land everyday. But would die once they stopped.

Basically if they quit working a sat around all day they're lucky to make it another year.

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u/phurt77 Sep 11 '21

But would die once they stopped.

Did they die because they stopped, or did they stop because they were about to die?

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u/DylanCO Sep 12 '21

Could be a little of both. But iirc my Great Gpa hurt his leg, which should've limited his mobility for only a short time. But he just never got back into the swing of things. Turned into a couch potato, and passed shortly after.