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I wonder how much time you’ve spent with the very old? My 97 year old grandmother passed last year, in the last conversation I had with her she expressed to me just how ready she was to go. I told her that I thought I understood and hoped that when my time came I too would be ready. She assured me I would be.

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This was also my experience with my grandparents (died in their 90s and 80s), but they all suffered towards the end and I wonder if they'd say the same thing if they could have had a 20-something year old's body.

I wonder what portion of that being ready is due to physical pain and limitations.

I’d bet a 97 year old with the body of a 25 year old would have a different sentiment.

I've reached an age where I appreciate the sentiment that youth is wasted on the young. The ability to put my current sentience in my 20-something physical body would be incredibly freeing for all of the stereotypical reasons.

The work of curing aging should greatly reduce the pain and suffering of our later years. Reducing age related diseases and struggles. So not only will you live longer, those years will be better , for longer, and remain good closer to the end

Aging cure pretty much has to address health problems. Your grandmother was ready because she was suffering in an old body. If you gave her an option of rejuvenation, she'd likely go for it.

An assumption. It's not hard to imagine becoming exasperated with the way of things and people and the endless cycle of the easily preventable or tired by any other number of the worlds pains. No amount of progress brings that friction to 0. Over time, I have to think it'll wear anyone away.

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