Recently I have seen a number of TV shows and articles concerning physical fitness and longevity of Boomers and the retired. I’ve been thinking that it is all very good to live longer and be healthier during that time, but to what purpose? My chances to live a healthy life well into my 90’s is highly probable, but what are you going to do with the time? Certainly, the U.S. economy cannot support a high population of retired people.
Barbara Walters had a show on recently where scientists predicted astonishing progress with stem cells to preserve our bodies well past a hundred years. They were predicting steady progress in this direction over the next 30 years. If I’m going to live for another 60 years I need to get back to school and find a new job. On the other hand the U.S. economy is not tuned properly for all those extra workers.
So, I ask the question again. If you anticipate to live 12 or 15 decades, what are you going to contribute to the world in those last 80 years or so?
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