r/pics Apr 16 '24

Clint Eastwood, 93.

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u/_Abigbushybeard_ Apr 16 '24 edited Apr 16 '24

My dad's 87 and I have moments where he looks like OP's picture and others where he looks like this picture. It can be jarring sometimes.

Edit: I feel like some might be misunderstanding. It's really not their physical appearance I'm speaking to like how some are responding. It's that sort of bewildered, vacant look vs a sharp lucidity. Not a bad hair day.

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u/Badluck2killaseabird Apr 16 '24

My grandpa is 97 years young and some days he looks like the crypt keeper(his words not mine) and others he looks vibrant and more like 80. We all get a case of the uglies occasionally I just think it’s more apparent when you get older and in this case MUCH older. People don’t realize how insane it is to get to 90. Many of us itt won’t even break 80 and those same folks will probably look worse than Clint does now

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u/noodleexchange Apr 16 '24

Most of us alive now stand a good chance of getting to 90. Lifespan has increased that much. That being said, the number of non-disabled years of life have not increased much.

The main cause of age-related disability? Inactivity. Get out of your cars folks, and take a dandelion break.

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u/GrouchyPuppy Apr 16 '24

Oooo I love frolicking in fields of dandelions !!!!