the ethics of anti-aging

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emma chamberlain

Education, Self-improvement, Society & Culture, Personal Journals

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🗓️ 26 May 2024

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

when you're young, birthdays are exciting because it means that you're unlocking new, adult activities. you're unlocking new mature responsibilities. this year, i turned 23 and realized that's over for me. depending on who you are, birthdays after a certain point can become even more exciting or even more daunting. personally, i'm pretty neutral. but i will say that it feels like societally we are afraid of aging. growing up, i saw endless anti-aging commercials - anti-aging facial moisturizers, anti-aging supplements, etc. we've grown up watching people cover up their aging, so i think it makes sense why societally some of us are afraid of it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	When you're young, birthdays are exciting.
0:03.3	Every year that goes by gets you closer to cool shit.
0:08.2	For example, oh, I'm one year closer to getting my driver's license when I turn 16.
0:14.5	Oh, I'm one year closer to being able to buy alcohol and go to the bar, et cetera, et cetera.
0:21.3	When you're young, birthdays are exciting.
0:23.6	Getting older is exciting because it means that you're unlocking new adult activities.
0:29.9	You're unlocking new mature responsibilities.
0:34.2	And there's something really exciting about that.
0:36.7	This year I turned 23 and I realized that's sort of over for me.
0:42.8	Birthdays moving forward are not really going to be unlocking exciting things anymore.
0:51.6	Birthdays for me, for the remainder of my life, are just going to be a marker
0:56.2	of me being a year older. Now for some people, that's exciting. Birthdays are still exciting,
1:03.0	because it's a symbol of surviving another year on this planet, which is an accomplishment.
1:10.8	And that's beautiful.
1:12.1	Some people see it as a sign that their youth is escaping them and that life is only getting
1:18.1	worse from here.
1:19.3	Depending on who you are, birthdays after a certain point can become even more exciting or
1:26.1	even more daunting.
1:27.1	Just depends on who you are.
1:29.3	Personally, I'm pretty neutral.
1:31.5	I am not particularly afraid of getting older,
1:36.6	which is shocking because I'm usually afraid of everything.
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