Quote Originally Posted by David Vincent View Post
I’m not saying that if you look after yourself everything will end up well. We are all going to die. But if you accept responsibility for your own health then you might enjoy your later years a bit more than average. Also when you look after yourself you are lessening the burden on the health services. The money spent on our health services is not unlimited. Every penny spend on a druggie or alcoholic means less money for children and others who are ill through no fault of their own.

What steps are you taking to reduce the chance that you will need to be looked after when you are old? If you think this care is bad now just wait another 20 or 30 years.
You’re coming from a position of a privilege though. What about people who are born into struggling families and poverty or other difficult situations or have a poor education. It’s a lot more difficult to ensure you’re going to be ok if you’re not ok in the first place.