• @[email protected]
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    1037 months ago

    This reminded me of the stroke in my teens, in coma dream I was told by what seemed to be a 4th dimensional person, I will survive but will die at the age of 42… or in ‘42 (2042). I can’t remember which, as I just suffered a massive stroke lol.

    Now, I’m not one to believe in premonitions, but that coma dream has haunted me and I’m not even a spiritual person.

        • body_by_make
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          87 months ago

          In 2042 you’ll be 62ish or something I don’t wanna think about math, but that’s around the average American life expectancy and isn’t too bad.

          • @[email protected]
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            7 months ago

            Maths understander here, in 2042 they’ll be 60, not 62. Also the average life expectancy in the US is around 77-78 years, i.e. enough of a difference compared to 60 that you could more or less fit (and live to see) a grandkid/great-grandkid’s entire childhood in there.

            Although that 79 years figure is Life Expectancy at Birth, in practice it tends to be longer for most surviving adults older than a certain point, mostly because the lower ranges of the chart hit their allotted moment and pass on for whatever reason, leaving the remaining average higher still

            Of course, with calculus living rent free in my head rn thanks to the uni course of the same name, I’m wondering what that chart of “current age vs expected remaining age” looks like, and where the point of “ageing faster than your remaining likely time grows” lies

            Edit: source turned out to be a little out of date (although they always tend to bicker a little on the exact number), corrected for it

          • htrayl
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            37 months ago

            That’s not close to average life expectancy in the US.

            • @[email protected]
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              27 months ago

              Okay, source I used was a little out of date (was looking at 2015 numbers, oops), but even the 2022 numbers disagree somewhat. OECD claims 77, CIA claims 78.

    • @No_Ones_Slick_Like_Gaston
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      247 months ago

      That’s because 42 is the answer from the book hitchhiker’s guide to the galaxy, and subconsciously could permeate your thoughts. Not because is in 42 years or when you’re 42.

    • @[email protected]
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      177 months ago

      My dad died when he was 42. You don’t happen to be a huge alcoholic with no memory prior to 1992? Are you my reincarnated father?

      • @[email protected]
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        127 months ago

        Sorry, I don’t drink alcohol and remember far too much of a life I wish I could forget.

        • @Brickhead92
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          77 months ago

          Well then! Alcohol seems like the right solution for you! Maybe it’s time to start. /s