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[narrator] Centenarians might be healthier than other people in old age
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Centenarians might be healthierthan other people in old age, but they're still old....

[narrator] Centenarians might be healthier
than other people in old age, but they're still old. They're probably not going to work a job,
and they'll need some care, and that has a cost. And these costs are hard to cut back. Caring for the elderly in many societies
is seen as a moral imperative. If you look at countries that have
very long life expectancies like Japan, what ends up as you have
a lot of old people who are very isolated and lonely

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[narrator] Centenarians might be healthier than other people in old age,
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but they're still old.
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They're probably not going to work a job, and they'll need some care,
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and that has a cost.
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And these costs are hard to cut back.
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Caring for the elderly in many societies is seen as a moral imperative.
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If you look at countries that have very long life expectancies like Japan,
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what ends up as you have a lot of old people
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who are very isolated and lonely.
Duration
28 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
00:15:31
Uploaded
Jun 27, 2025
Season
1
Episode
15
Genres
Production
Amicus Productions

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A documentary series that looks to explore the big questions of today.