Based upon what people complain about, money is more important.
Women often complain that they make less money than men. But women outlive men by five years, yet you never hear men complaining that they don't live as long as women.
Probably, one of the reaons why men die younger is that they literally work themselves to death earning that extra money.
I would think it's easier to make more money with a longer life than buy a longer life with more money.
I chose life.
Posted by: Marcus | March 24, 2005 at 05:08 PM
It's most likely a function of what you enjoy - can you have more of whatever you enjoy by having a longer life or by having more money. If the things you enjoy are relatively cheap but time intensive then a longer life would be more important. If the things you enjoy are expensive and fleeting, then a longer life just means more time without the things you enjoy.
Posted by: Tom Hanna | March 26, 2005 at 04:19 PM
Well, I think as time goes on, the length of life issue is becoming less and less important. People already live twice as long as they did in 1900, and recently the BBC interviewed some scientists who claim that anyone under 60, assuming they don't die in an accident, will live to a thousand.
You'd need a lot of money if you're going to live that long.
-Steve
Games are for Children
Posted by: Steve | March 27, 2005 at 12:23 AM
This is a random comment. I just remembered, after reading your blog, reading about auras a long time ago when I was interested in that sort of thing. I read that the colors people favor or wear usually reflect the colors of their aura. Also, wearing darker colors can negatively affect your aura and wearing brighter colors can bring more life to your aura. The author's explanation for why women live longer than men is that women usually wear brighter, more life-enhancing, aura-enhancing colors while men usually wear drab, dark colors that can muddy up the aura. If so, then according to that author, the culture which tells us what colors are more appropriate and 'masculine' on a man are killing a man faster!
Can't remember the author, can't quote her, but it's a fun little piece of trivia that intrigued me.
Posted by: Wendy | March 28, 2005 at 03:53 AM
Whither Libertarian Man of Mystery?
Posted by: dadahead | April 04, 2005 at 02:40 AM
Hi, I just randomly happened on your site.
You have a lot of random topics, but I have to say I agree with everything I've read that you've said.
Maybe I'll go eat some bread, by the lake bed.
Seriously though, your stuff about asian women was dead-on. I'm saying this as an Asian man.
Keep up the good work. Speak the truth, no matter how much doofuses refuse to accept it.
Posted by: Boblikeshisfruitonthebottom | April 07, 2005 at 05:27 PM
2 in a row. I'm also a random guy (albeit not Asian) who just happened upon your site. Plans for today were cancelled so I decided to test out Google's "I'm Feeling Lucky" button.
Nice blog, I don't have much to say about it but well done. I would choose to live longer, myself. No real reasoning for it, but I would rather be gauranteed a long life from the get-go and earn my money than be gauranteed to be rich.
-Bored High School student from New York
Posted by: Goen | April 18, 2005 at 02:50 PM
Yeah - it's unfair that women live longer. There oughta be a law!
Posted by: Downtown Lad | April 21, 2005 at 11:34 PM
I think it's more of an equal pay for equal work issue. ;) I'm not so sure we can legislate biology. Think of child birth, and call it more than fair!
Posted by: Erin | April 22, 2005 at 11:48 AM
Women should shut up and go dust something.
Repeal the 19th amendment and maybe we can save the country.
Women are socialists by nature. Natural born Democrats - always looking for a handout.
But women are survivors. When the BIG one hits, only three things will be left alive - cockroaches, rats and women.
Now, one of you women out there, go make me a sandwich.
Posted by: lycfyg | April 23, 2005 at 12:02 AM