Longevity vs Baldness? Which would you take?
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Easily I'd take living with a full head and live to 50 years of age.
I believe that wanting to live a long life (no offense to anyone) is a very selfish desire. I'd rather live an incredibly happy and healthy short life than a long miserable one.
I believe that wanting to live a long life (no offense to anyone) is a very selfish desire. I'd rather live an incredibly happy and healthy short life than a long miserable one.
I.D WALKER
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From my hair line back to my mid vertex is missing hair, which is approximately 50% baldness or half a full head (NW0-1)
So were we to observe the principles traditionally applied in a tit for tat bartering system, I might then consider renegotiating the
originally terms you proposed and trade you 25 years for restoring only half of my missing hair (50%) thank you.
Please check my math.
So were we to observe the principles traditionally applied in a tit for tat bartering system, I might then consider renegotiating the
originally terms you proposed and trade you 25 years for restoring only half of my missing hair (50%) thank you.
Please check my math.
When you're 20 you think you will be better leaving the world at 60 and save yourself the misery of old age. You would happily trade age for hair.
When you're 30 you think maybe 65-70 so I can see my grandkids. You would trade age for hair.
When you're 40 you have had the mid-age crisis and you do your best to make the 40's like atleast your 30's. You would not trade age for hair.
When you're 50 you think about how you can have a better and longer life. You would not even think about trading age for hair but would trade hair for age.
When you're 60 you think about how you can have a long lie...and this thought grows with you thereafter. You would happily trade hair for age.
The point is it depends on where you're standing, i.e. what years you've lost and what's remaining
When you're 30 you think maybe 65-70 so I can see my grandkids. You would trade age for hair.
When you're 40 you have had the mid-age crisis and you do your best to make the 40's like atleast your 30's. You would not trade age for hair.
When you're 50 you think about how you can have a better and longer life. You would not even think about trading age for hair but would trade hair for age.
When you're 60 you think about how you can have a long lie...and this thought grows with you thereafter. You would happily trade hair for age.
The point is it depends on where you're standing, i.e. what years you've lost and what's remaining
Exactly, which is what makes this difficult. People think their life is over if they're balding in their 20s. But if you made this deal with the devil, fast-forward to 49 1/2 and I bet you would seriously regret making the deal. Easy to say you'd take it when you're 21 and balding, but you lack serious perspective.
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No point living passed 80.
As my grandpa says - 'we are the forgotten'. it only takes one surgery, and hospital encounter to ruin your entire life, and be in pain for the rest of eternity.
Great life sitting at home all ****ing day with probability of having varying degrees of Alzheimer, dementia and arthritis.
Full life of hair to 75, and shoot me after.
As my grandpa says - 'we are the forgotten'. it only takes one surgery, and hospital encounter to ruin your entire life, and be in pain for the rest of eternity.
Great life sitting at home all ****ing day with probability of having varying degrees of Alzheimer, dementia and arthritis.
Full life of hair to 75, and shoot me after.
If I didn't have kids and I was at peace with myself and I wasn't petrified of going to hell, I'd be ok with dying now. I've had a beautiful life, unlike many other people in this world. It'd be selfish of me to ask for anything more. I felt this way before I started losing my hair too.
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I never thought I'd see 40, and here I am, 52.
Selfish? To want to live is selfish? No. Wanting to live is just basic human instinct. Like Captain James T. Kirk said, "Survival is the first order of business gentlemen."
I said it would be selfish of me to ask for anything more, meaning if I were diagnosed with a terminal illness, I wouldn't think, "Why me?" but rather, "Why not me?" I want to live for those who need me, not because I'm attached to this world.
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Absolutely, 50 years with full hair and looking normal vs 80+ years, but going bald in your 20s? No contest. Hair wins every time.
Joan you shouldn't be worried about going to hell, from what I've read of your posts you're by far and away the kindest and most selfless person on this forum
uncomfortable man
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What ifs wont fill the gap on top of my head. Although, my hypothetical would be for all bald guys to get their hair back and for all full heads to go bald. Role reversal. Then subject them to a the hateful prejudical rejection that they once inflicted on us.... and watch them squirm. I know kinda mean and not very creative but still a justified justice if I do say.
Hey uncomfortable man, What can we do to punish these folks if we get our hair back? If we get our hair back and reject them that may hurt them but it will hurt us too. I don't see a way to punish them.
uncomfortable man
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Thats why its a hypothetical dude. Develop a chem that causes Norwood fiiiives. Put it in the water. Crop dust whole cities. Fake a major pandemic and get everyone to take what they think is the vaccine. Just spitballin.
Joan you shouldn't be worried about going to hell, from what I've read of your posts you're by far and away the kindest and most selfless person on this forum
Thank you for your kind words. The longer you live and the more suffering you see, the more your faith is shaken. It's easy to believe in God when you live in a nice house, have an abundance of food, clothing, a warm bed to sleep in every night and people in your life who love you. What about those who don't have all that through no fault of their own? My biggest question is how a loving God can allow children to be molested and raped day after day. They're praying for help that doesn't come. I think about this almost every day. It's made me realize that my faith has been pretty much a sham all these years. As long as life went my way, God was good. There are no miracles in life. Life just happens. Mine has been a happy one for the most part. Once I make peace with myself and pay for some poor choices I've made (and my kids are on their own), I think I'll fear death less.
Let me guess, are you religious? Religion is in the business of riddling its followers with guilt in order to control them in fear of going to hell. I was raised super religious and the best thing I ever did was leave and rid myself of that poison. It's a serious mind-F
Most likely correct answer ... because the alleged god doesn't exist.
Religion is likely the biggest scam in human history, in my opinion.
The modern world and modern science has yet to uncover even a scintilla of evidence to support the existence of a deity.
I can't do the blind faith thing with some ancient text written by a bunch of anonymous, superstitious goat herders...