ABC poll article on living long/plastic surgery

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my apologies if this link has already been posted:

http://www.abcnews.go.com/onair/DailyNews/agingpoll_020830.html

65% of people don't want to live to be 120 (120 - where'd they get

that # from? ).

Yea, better to be dead! (sarcasm). But then they are probably

figuring on a feeble ill old age when the point is remaining younger

longer. Plus they think it will have negative societal impacts. But

in my view it will *only* have negative societal impacts if it *is* a

society of 120 year olds in alzheimers wards or something - NOT if it

is a society of 120 years olds that are younger longer. Even if it

was a society of extremely unhealthy old people the *societal* impact

for a rich society would still probably be minimal - compared to all

else we waste money on etc. ... Still it might not be that

desirable.

I say 120 isn't that long - I'd take it, *of course* - 120 healthy

years! Though I don't count on it *at all*.