I have this painting of my granddad and his sister hanging in my bedroom... keep thinking of him in his hospital bed struggling to catch his breath to speak
it makes me feel more clear about longevity research- that NO some ppl aren't done living at 90, even though he's checked every box for a good life... he lived from no utilities just a wood stove and riding a horse to school to using an iPhone and asking me about AI
he's interested in my Tesla and FSD and charging networks, he's been negotiating w hyperscalers to buy our land for a datacenter, he pushed for our electric supply co to do amazon fulfillment which has been a profitable shift... like, his body is done, but his mind isn't
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Reply · Jan 19, 2022@bolekkerous @tszzl @alt1na1 @DinaRadenkovic @GametoGen Yeah quality of life as we age is important... My grandparents in their 90s are still living…Reply · Jan 27, 2023anyway i'm worn out, might log off a bit to focus on irl lifeReply · Aug 25, 2023@GodelEscherCart tbh was thinking of my granddad when I wrote this- died at 95 w more money than he would spend in another lifetime but also still…Reply · Aug 25, 2023@MostlyMonkey yeah, I was amazed by my granddad born into a farmhouse w only wood stove and well / outhouse, drove a Model T, lived to 2023 and was…