There may be an increase in the quantity of life but there appears to be a decline in the quality of life. So many in nursing homes and so many with underlying health conditions - many severe. Age is not the only criteria for living.
https://www.bbc.com/news/health-20715310
Excerpt:
People around the world are living longer but with higher levels of sickness, according to the largest ever study of the global burden of disease.
And this:
https://www.thealternativedaily.com/living-longer-but-living-sicker/
Excerpt:
.... point to the Western diet as the leading risk factor for disability and death. The fast-food and processed meal habits of all-too-many Americans is taking its toll on our well-being as a nation. Even the fact that we are exercising more does not counteract the pollutants that many of us ingest on a daily basis.
Notice the text highlighted in bold. Which is better - living longer with diseases or shorter with less suffering?? A matter of perspective.
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