The demographers they are increasingly convinced: children who are five years old today will be able to live to be one hundred, an age that, by 2050, will probably be the norm in the richest countries. United Nations trace an ascending line that supports the idea. Global life expectancy was 46 years in 1950, it is 73 today, after the momentary collapse due to the pandemic, and it will be 77 by mid-century.
Beyond the challenge for families and social security systems, it is good news: in addition to living longer, one should live better. There will be 3D-printed orthodontics, wearable diagnostic devices to monitor health in real time and, for the elderly, bionic exoskeletons that ease muscles, he says. National Geographic.
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It’s not just about technological advances. For the psychologist Delaware Stanford Laura Carstensen, “we have an incredible opportunity to redesign our lives”. The linear model of 20 years of education, 45 of work and the rest of retirement no longer responds to the same realities as before. The life of the next generations will be fluid, with multiple stages: more years to play; continuing education and training; more extended jobs but with breaks to travel or volunteer; a delayed old age, “for most five-year-olds today, being 82 is going to be like being 60 today,” says the gerontologist Sarah Harper.
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Experts highlight a truth that will persist. Even if treatments against intractable diseases emerge today, the key for the elderly of the future will continue to be in daily decisions such as eating well, exercising regularly, not smoking and not drinking too much. “Living to 100 is not about striving to stay young for longer, but about being healthy enough to harbor a sense of purpose, whether in the workplace, family, or community,” the article states. .
The message is clear: slow down, prioritize health, and spend more time with the people who matter.
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