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Years You Have Left to Live, Probably


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We really don't have much time.

The simulation animation on that page is mesmerizing.

As expected, the probability that you live to the next year decreases as you age. More than 99% of people under the age of 60 live to see the next year, but the probability shifts towards zero relatively quickly after that.

Scary!! 

It's a reminder to do important things now, not put them off for later. 

It's cool but so unspecific :( I don't really care about the AVERAGE, I want to know how long I will PERSONALLY live!

Unfortunately the only thing like that I've seen is Real Age:

https://sharecare.com/static/realage-sharecare

I wish there were more tools that could tell us how long we're personally expected to live. 

Interesting Read: "Why I Hope To Die At 75"...

http://pandawhale.com/post/50927/why-i-hope-to-die-at-75

Perhaps the meaning of life is to figure out what to do with our remaining time.

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