Society sells us a lie about aging. We’re told that the minute we blow out 40 candles, it’s a slow, agonizing slide into irrelevance, cognitive decline, and misery. We obsess over anti-aging creams and try to freeze time because we’re terrified of what’s next. I’m here as a 70-year-old to tell you that fear is misplaced. If you look at the actual data — not the panic-inducing marketing from the…



















