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Why extreme longevity creates historical isolation

I'm 82 and I've outlived my spouse, my siblings, most of my friends, and sometimes I feel like I'm the last person who remembers entire worlds that existed.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Living beyond one's generation transforms the self into sole keeper of vanished realities.

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“Where Are You with Aging and longevity — the science and the practice?”

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