How would you go?

An extra 10 years of life vs Smoking, Drinking, Coffee, Drugs etc.,

Bemsee

Don't think I worded that right.

Should be:- if you were to give up smoking, drinking, coffee etc and get an extra 10 years on your life, would you?

Me....I really don't think I could give up my smokes and I think life is too short anyway.

Also I think to live 10 years without I would be so stressed it wouldn't be worth it

just saying ...

Bemsee

It's not really a poser though, is it? It's pretty much a real question.

I can see Oink being a bit of a poser......

Ten more years of senility? I dont smoke, drink to moderation and have few other vices. Would I give up butter? No , probably not.

Quality of life over quantity. I wouldnt smoke though, cancers a bloody horrible way to go.

Can I have the ten extra years in my twenties?

Never smoked or drank coffee so I guess I get 6.66 years.... but like iaink, I have a few other vices.

Live life to the fullest as you only get one of them.

The perceived value of that extra ten years probably varies inversely with age. A 20 year old has a vague notion of longevity compared to a 60 year old, and is over-optimistic on staying alive and healthy. I would imagine the younger you are the more you would favour vices over years.

On the other hand, as you get older, and survive certain vices, become habituated to them, and possibly fear ill health, you may also favour the vices. Perhaps it is middle age when we gravitate to the sensible option of years over vices?

Personally I would take years (although my actions are not consistent with that choice)!

The more interesting question is if you were able to get an accurate prediction of longevity (inset date to Ridley Scott fans) would you want to know? I would.

Let me rephrase that.

I'd like an extra ten years of my twenties knowing what I know now

I don't smoke or drink coffee.

Now you're making sense !!

Very good sense !

That'd just make it boring. The fun of being in your early twenties was the mystery and novelty of it all.

I think there was a bit more to the fun than that!

I spent mine in New York with a British accent. I remember being tired a lot.

Me either so must have a few years extra there. Does that mean I can drink more to go back to where I was ?

Me too. But just think you could have been even MORE tired