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> "Everyone is born needing an elevator, and if they're lucky they die needing one too,"

What does this saying mean?

And what's with the weird article formatting? Is it targeted at people with short attention spans or is it some kind of AI garbage?

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It means they live long enough to reach a point where stairs are no longer possible for them. Not sure I agree necessarily but the point makes sense - live to old age. It serves the elderly, of which we all want to be one (eventually).

Oh, I see. Thanks.

Not much point in living if you’re that incapacitated.

That's a pretty insensitive point of view. I hope you live long enough to be able to make this choice.

That depends. I have known some where they can't do anything so what is the point. However I know many who are no longer able to walk well but they can still do most of their hobbies and so overall still enjoy life.

There's no point to living if you're in a wheelchair? If you get around with a walker?

I mean, of course that up to each individual to decide, my comment is my opinion only. For me, it doesn't seem like it would be much of a life.

are you a Canadian doctor?

This is why it's so important for elderly people to prevent sarcopenia by eating a high protein diet and engaging in frequent, hard resistance training. Many of them just let themselves waste away but in most cases this can be prevented.

If that's the point I'll disagree. My 84 year old mother is still climbing the stairs. If we're lucky we'll never need an elevator, though we might like one for the sake of convenience.

I think they mean that you live long enough that you die from your body becoming too frail, not from dying too soon.

I understand. My point was a lot of people live long, fulfilling lives and then drop dead from a heart attack without ever losing mobility. Loss of mobility is not guaranteed, even for people who live very long lives.

That's Axios' standard format and concept: Their service is highly efficient news, and it's formatted - with that structure, bullet points, etc. - to facilitate that.

Axios's whole thing is succinct articles.

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