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If you had the choice, how long would you want to live?

I actually don't want to live forever.

I would want to live to like, I don't know, 80, 90.

Really?

That's it, yeah.

Because I can't imagine living to the point where my body is behind where my mind can keep up.

I'm already at that point right now in my mid-30s. I actually

gave a talk the other day and I hurt throughout my back during the talk. So this whole notion of

how long do I want to live? I want to have quality time instead of quantity of time. You're not alone

in that. A lot of people feel the same way that you do, but I just, I don't get it. I want to live forever. quantity of time. You're not alone in that. A lot of people feel the same

way that you do, but I just, I don't get it. I want to live forever. Maybe I'm like really,

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