[StevenNr1]

Oorspronkelijk geplaatst door Geertje

Tja, vroeger was alles beter. 100 jaar geleden mocht men nog van geluk spreken als men de kaap van de 40 jaar overschreed. Maar ze mochten toch al niet klagen, in de tijd van de Romeinen was de gemiddelde leeftijd amper 20 jaar.

Wat maakt dat au fond uit?
De Unabomber zegt daarover in zijn manifest:

74. We suggest that modern man's obsession with longevity, and with maintaining physical vigor and sexual attractiveness to an advanced age, is a symptom of unfulfillment resulting from deprivation with respect to the power process. The "mid-life crisis" also is such a symptom. So is the lack of interest in having children that is fairly common in modern society but almost unheard-of in primitive societies.

75. ... Again, having successfully raised his children, going through the power process by providing them with the physical necessities, the primitive man feels that his work is done and he is prepared to accept old age (if he survives that long) and death. Many modern people, on the other hand, are disturbed by the prospect of death, as is shown by the amount of effort they expend trying to maintain their physical condition, appearance and health. We argue that this is due to unfulfillment resulting from the fact that they have never put their physical powers to any use, have never gone through the power process using their bodies in a serious way. It is not the primitive man, who has used his body daily for practical purposes, who fears the deterioration of age, but the modern man, who has never had a practical use for his body beyond walking from his car to his house. It is the man whose need for the power process has been satisfied during his life who is best prepared to accept the end of that life.