A sad but inevitable day. He was one of the last remnant of a by-gone era in Bengali films, when even a budget-constrained industry like ours gave us works that even today are counted among the greats.
Life expectancy of affluent Indians is considerably higher. Further life expectancy of affluent Indians who make it to 85 is probably a good 5 years more at minimum.
Ah didn't mean it in the sense that it was inevitable because he had Covid, more like it was inevitable since his condition has been deteriorating at a slow but steady pace over the past few weeks since he was hospitalized.
But that applies to basically anything that can kill you right? If you are older or are unhealthy, you are more likely to die of heart disease, cancer, stroke, colds, flus, diabetes, alzheimer's, even car accidents.
If anything, a disease that disproportionately affects old people and sick people sounds less alarming than one that disproportionately affects young people and healthy people.
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[ 3.0 ms ] story [ 46.1 ms ] threadAt what age do we add “inevitable”?
6 more months and we’ll have a vaccine. Let’s hang in there and delay the inevitable.
I think Mr Chatterjee had a full life.
Do you have data to refute my assertions?
I linked my sources in other comment.
https://science.thewire.in/health/india-life-expectancy-birt...
In the United States, many people have been lessening the disease by rationalizing that it’s mostly older people or people with comorbidities.
Doesn’t it sound like we are subconsciously writing people off?
If anything, a disease that disproportionately affects old people and sick people sounds less alarming than one that disproportionately affects young people and healthy people.