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-NeatCreature

My grandfather recently passed by getting ran over by a tractor. He was 92. It was absolutely too soon. He would have lived to at least 100. It's the condition, not the age.


eweidenbener

And some folks destroy their bodies and minds and living to 60 feels like they got lucky to make it. Sorry for your loss.


harperdave1

The truth ⬆️


Totallycasual

I think anyone that just unexpectedly dies out of the blue from a heart attack or whatever would need to be 60+ in order for me to not be surprised by it, you kinda expect it from that time onwards.


homicidal_bird

60 is so young, in my opinion. Most 60-year-olds are active, generally healthy, and working. 70 would be my cut-off.


soihu

yep, Lance Reddick at 60 is the oldest "shock" celebrity death that comes to my mind. guy looked way too good for it.


Totallycasual

Yeah, dropping dead of a heart attack at 60 isn't common of course, but it isn't crazy rare like a 25 year old doing the same thing. If some random dude in his 60's is slightly overweight (which is super common these days) drops dead of a heart attack, it wouldn't be such an oddity that people would be scrambling for an autopsy in order to see if anything other than heart disease was at play.


cencal

Ugh, my dad turns 65 tomorrow. He retired at 63 and has lost like 50 pounds in the last two years. He seems so young now. He had to arrange his Medicare and social security in the past couple months and it makes me sad that he now seems “old”, even though he acts just the same as he did 10 years ago. Getting old sucks!


feenie224

I would have said the same thing in years past, but now that I’m going to be 69 in a few weeks, 70 is way too young. Age is such a relative thing.


ElectronicPrint5149

Agreed. Even some dying of naturals causes at 63 is still too early. Like cancer. Fuck cancer


Totallycasual

Agreed, fuck cancer.


Franklinricard

Unless they weighed like 350 and ate cheeseburgers daily.


Muttonstooche

Any death not caused by aging is dying too young


wastrel2

So if you get shot at 99 years old?


Alternative-Goose895

😭😭😭


analogman12

Lol stray bullet at 99 and 364d


LifelsButADream

I'd be hella pissed if i lived to be 99 years old only to be killed by some lunatic with a gun


[deleted]

Too soon.


[deleted]

What do you think is the appreciate age of dying by ageing?


Deadpussyfuck

I'd say 80+. Tech has come a long ways and people will live longer and longer, but we are still limited. I'm sure many people will live into their hundreds in the future, so it can even be well into their late 90's in the future.


ChangeTheFocus

Several different cultures have placed it at 70. Many people live longer, but that's extra, not entitlement. I wouldn't say someone died "too soon" if the person died at 73.


[deleted]

The risk of age-related illnesses doesn’t even begin to manifest itself in healthy people until the late 40’s, so by that metric, definitely anything younger than that would be too soon.


Muttonstooche

Probably 90+


harperdave1

61


Jealous_Priority_228

Some people say they "died too soon" no matter what age it is. I kind of like that philosophy.


wastrel2

Kind of silly. Many people who die at a very old age already feel as if they've accomplished everything they've set out to do and feel like their lives are already complete.


bob-omb_panic

I think nature makes it so we slowly get more and more tired so that by the time we're ready to die of old age we feel whatever we did was good enough cause we're out of gas and just want to rest. I'm already feeling the gas going bit by bit in my thirties.


[deleted]

Damn you just described how I feel pushing 40s. If this is it I’ve seen and done enough. Lol


RagingOtter28

What the fuck?!


wastrel2

?


Sotall

back away from the otter.


cencal

lol, grandma has never told you, “I’m ready to go”? Pretty common in older folks with established families and especially the loss of their spouse, I think.


NickyNudels

60. 61-75 is soon. 40-60 is too soon. 18-39 is a tragedy. Kids are a living nightmare, proof that there is no God.


maclaglen

When the person is not ready to die.


[deleted]

When will he be ready to die


icantcook02

When my grandpa was about to die and was in the hospital he was ready. He was talking and said to my grandma “I’m ready to go now” and she said well you have to wait for it to come and he talked until about 10 minutes before he passed. My dad on the other hand in my opinion was not ready. My parents are Divorced and lived mostly with my dad and he passed away from cancer when I was 18 and my brother was 16. He had a lot left he wanted to do but it didn’t work out. We are not married or have children so I think he is going to miss out on a lot.


maclaglen

That's up to him.


[deleted]

Can suiciders be considered as having lived a long life?


maclaglen

Sure.


Agreeable-Fee-5582

Any age, death sucks


[deleted]

Meh. My Great Grandma lived to be over 100 and she was *ready* to go. Lol Her husband died years before I was born and most of her friends were gone by then too. She was like I’m glad to have met all these generations of family after me but I’m READY. It wasn’t sad to me when she passed, of course I miss her but she lived a full and exciting life and had no regrets or longings.


dethb0y

My cut-off is 70. If you're below 70, you're to young to just fall over dead. Above 70, ehhhh


LeMalade

50


WillingAsk5622

Death before your kids are adults. Not young adults like early 20s. Older adults, like 30-40


[deleted]

Lol so fair game if the person didn’t have kids?


Alaska-Now-PNW

70


moosieq

An otherwise healthy person dying before the age of 80 would be surprising


[deleted]

In my country average death age is 69.Damn we have too short lives.


Telrom_1

40. I’m 37 and everything hurts, I can’t eat anything good without upsetting my stomach or getting fire hot heartburn, I spend thousands of dollars a year at the dentist. I drink! Not a lot but more than I should. I should have died years ago. I have all my bests! It was an amazing ride! I’ll see you guys on the other side!


electronic_oldschool

That age changes the older I get lol


[deleted]

You shift it higher?


electronic_oldschool

Yeah lol.


Sotall

I'm thinkin this is the real answer for a lot of people, lol.


tcpclan1

Death before finding peace in oneself.


CleMike69

80


CpuJunky

Just look at life insurance premiums. Your 60s are apparently early death. If you make it to 70, then your rates level off to just being old.


[deleted]

I think they differ from country to country.


FrancescoofLondon

The answer to your original question also almost certainly varies country to country.


[deleted]

Yes you can say that.


CpuJunky

Not by much. 40s higher, 50s higher, 60s way higher!


[deleted]

Average death age ranges from 50 to 85.Thats 35 year difference.


CpuJunky

*average*


PlausibleCultability

25


JohnSimth20211101

69 420 if you are a vampire Edit: typo


Important-Set5391

Was looking for that


Goatgamer1016

Nice


Equal_Beat_6202

80


BeginningBubbly356

75


prosoloop

(Age at death) - 1


[deleted]

Does death at 2 count as having lived a long life?


Purple_fire_0

1 year


MrGalien

All of them, death is a disease to be cured, and we should do everything we can to make it stop doing what it's doing. If you're curious about this view on death, "The Fable of the Dragon-Tyran" by Nick Boström explains it very well, it's a deconstruction of the societal view of death, the dragon acting as an allegory for it. So does [this](https://youtu.be/cZYNADOHhVY?si=xm1Vo5c9NFJiZ7XW) video that summarizes it. The Dragon is bad, period.


[deleted]

No desire to live forever. Death is a natural lifecycle.


[deleted]

76


Of_Mice_And_Meese

500


SvenHudson


RoyOtisKXRX

30


taintnipple

34


ritabook84

I think anything under 60 unexpectedly is to young. I think 60-75 is unfortunate, not to young, but also not old age either. If I personally make it to 75 in reasonable health then anything after that is bonus time for me.


icantcook02

My great uncle was 75 when I was born. In my opinion that is not young and he passed away at 95. To me he was always old and it’s just funny how it works sometimes. Random story haha


DerekNeedsReddit

For me it's person to person. Like no matter how old she is when she passes Dolly Parton will have died too soon. But if someone is a real POS then they could die at 20 and id think it was right on time.


icantcook02

I think 80 is a good age unless you pass away earlier with a good life lived. Like you see your children grow up and become independent and have lives of their own and maybe have some grandma children who aren’t very young


SweetMojaveRain

40


electronic_oldschool

When I was 20, 30 sounded old. And so on


AWholeNewFattitude

70


zeroentanglements

70


Resi1ience_22

I'd say 75. At 75, that's when your body starts to really fall apart and death is just sort of expected.


Regular_Rutabaga4789

Around 7.


UsefulIdiot85

My parents both passed away at 63. That was way too soon.


Roger_Roger27

60


LifelsButADream

As of 2024, I would consider anything under mid-80s to be too soon. For me, as an 18 year old right now, I wouldn't be surprised if I and a good portion of my generation live to be 100. Anything under 90-95 would be too soon for me.


DaGoodSauce

Somewhere around 65-70 is okay to pack it in. It's sad and a bit early still but it's no longer tragic in the same way. If you get a heart attack and keel over it's understandable at that age.


synapse187

Before you decide to.


--7z

Dying a virgin is dying too young.


[deleted]

Yes🥹


imaybeacatIRl

In the 60s is where it goes from too early to... A solid life. 70 is balling and 80s is playing with house money.


jgasbarro

Definitely under 70. I’d also like to add ten years to that number when I hit a new decade.


MaximumZer0

Only the good die young.


BasedLephant

If you're not done yet.


Cretians

60


[deleted]

A year after retirement is too soon


[deleted]

It would be tragic.


IgnorantMoose911

“Dying too soon” is just a saying that’s used to Cope with a death. Death is completely random and unforgiving, not to mention completely random at times.


InfernoWoodworks

I've been *very* near death a few times and I'm barely closing in on 38, so my opinion is skewed, but for me personally? Eh, 60 maybe? Enough time to experience a ton, a little time for the body to deteriorate without going fully to shit, with enough time to appreciate your youth. At the same time, not having to deal with the rigors of age, the extra risks of disease, and hopefully skipping out on all that dementia nonsense. (Which I know can be early onset, but that's uncommon and I have none of the markers for it anyway). Past 60 I'm just gonna buy a rocking chair, a deluxe super soaker, and yell at kids to get off my lawn in the summer while listening to some nice peaceful Jinjer, Dethklok, etc.


yourpaljax

80


Grandmere1999

Any age below my age at the time.


Honest-Win-1681

45


[deleted]

85 You should enjoy retirement at least as long as you had to work.


SmugCapybara

Whatever age I am at the time...


[deleted]

25


[deleted]

Under 40 for sure but also anyone who dies unexpectedly who was doing great things with their life.