• Andy
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    3811 months ago

    That’s a shame. I had no idea he was 70.

    It’s weird: 10 years ago I would’ve said, “Well, 70 is a good long life, right?” But now I have parents that age and it doesn’t feel that old.

    • Sorchist
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      1511 months ago

      “Too young” keeps on going up as your parents get older.

    • @[email protected]
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      1411 months ago

      Yeah, 70 is too young.

      I think most people imagine themselves living until 90-100. Sadly there aren’t any guarantees in life.

      • Ghost33313
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        1311 months ago

        I nearly died when I was 30. Made me way less optimistic about making it to 90. Now I just want to live long enough for my kids to be adults (60), everything else is just gravy.

      • Sir_Osis_of_Liver
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        11 months ago

        I was in that boat. I’m 56 now, and I’ve already had friends taken by cancer. It seems much more like a crapshoot at this point.

        I only really remember PeeWee’s Playhouse on the big screen in the student union building on Saturday mornings when we were all hung over. It was a trip.