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TheFrenchFryWarrior t1_jdmcpvw wrote

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kasu300 t1_jdmde35 wrote

Yeah but then attribute the results to healthy habits instead, not positive thinking.

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TheFrenchFryWarrior t1_jdmiz84 wrote

The study’s point was that positive attitude resulted in healthy habits

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DrillaComeThrough t1_jdnkfdg wrote

Ehhh, the point the commenter is making is that there are tons of other impossible-to-entangle factors that may make up the lion's share of the effect.

Like if someone is worth $20M, I can imagine they'd have a better feeling towards growing old -- and in fact would try harder to stay alive longer than someone who knows they're going to be working minimum wage jobs into their 80s.

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Carbon140 t1_jdnr4hf wrote

Hmm I am very negative about aging and often depressed and it makes me eat as healthy as possible and exercise as much as I can because getting old looks like absolute torture.

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TheFrenchFryWarrior t1_jdnccuv wrote

You’ll likely take less long-term healthy decisions and die much sooner than your equivalent that is not extremely super depressed.

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One_Door_7353 t1_jdmqjan wrote

Exactly. And if you're not exercising very regularly, then you get the early checkout. I see many of my peers aging out and complaining about health issues. Do they get off their buttys and do anything? Nope.

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