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Old 11-30-2007, 08:26 PM
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Default Re: 40 Year Old Vs 65 Year Old American Hitting 90

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I admire your turn of phrase but Mr. Sklansky had a question which is still going unanswered.

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I'll take the 65 year old.

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I did some more digging. Here's an interesting article giving estimates from the US Census Bureau:

http://www.civicventures.org/publica..._americans.cfm

Extrapolating from these figures:

Of the >83% of current 40 year olds who reach 65, ~36% will reach 90.
Of the 100% of current 65 year olds, 27% will reach 90.

My predictions are slightly in front, but it's close. Two things can alter this. One is radical advances in medicine any time from now to 25+ years in the future. If cancer or heart disease is cured, or anti aging drugs are found, or nanomedicine explodes as some predict, it will give a massive advantage to the current 40 year olds likely not predicted by a conservative census bureau. I'm not sure people are aware how much understanding we will soon gain from exponentially increasing computer speeds (guaranteed for the next 10 years at least) with things like protein folding, molecular design and modelling, imaging, microsurgery, targeted treatments, and so on. The flip side is large scale threats like plagues, war and so on occuring 25+ years in the future.

Personally I think unaccounted for medical advances outdo existential threats and I have this one in the bag.
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Old 11-30-2007, 08:55 PM
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Default Re: 40 Year Old Vs 65 Year Old American Hitting 90

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I admire your turn of phrase but Mr. Sklansky had a question which is still going unanswered.

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I'll take the 65 year old.

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Could he answer either way without your hating it?
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Old 11-30-2007, 10:21 PM
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Default Re: 40 Year Old Vs 65 Year Old American Hitting 90

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Personally I think unaccounted for medical advances outdo existential threats and I have this one in the bag.

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What about new studies which conclude that due to obesity, the life span of US citizens is getting shorter?
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Old 11-30-2007, 11:41 PM
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Default Re: 40 Year Old Vs 65 Year Old American Hitting 90

In an era of unprecedented and rapidly compounding technological advancement, actuarial tables may be the best indicator we have, but that doesn't make them very good.
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Old 12-01-2007, 10:08 PM
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The 40 year old. He has more time to turn around any unhealthy habits he has and improve his fitness. That is assuming he makes the effort.
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Old 12-01-2007, 10:27 PM
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Big assumption. He also has more time to pick up bad habits that he doesn't get over by age 65, too.
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