A lot of this nonsense could be eliminated with just two things. First of all, an “actual death clock”, in which a person enter, or has entered for them, lots of personal details about their life, health and history. In exchange, they are given a window in the future in which they are likely to die.
Importantly, in many instances, this can be recalculated, based on changing current habits. In other cases, like past alcohol, tobacco, and drug use and overuse, people are stuck with the damage they did to their bodies when they were younger.
All it does is give them a statistical curve of people like them, with all sorts of modifications based on the information they provide.
The second thing that people really need is available, but needs to be in a clear format for them, depending on the state in which they live. It is a comprehensive “getting your paperwork in order”, far beyond a will, a living will, powers of attorney, trusts, a pre-written obituary with mailing addresses, video inventory of goods, and the rest of the usual stuff.
It might include a section on recording important memories for relatives, future advice and greetings, descriptions of important artifacts that would not be recognized otherwise, such as jewelry, precious memorabilia and antiques, etc.
“they are given a window in the future in which they are likely to die.”
Ever hear of a self-fulfilling prophesy?
The mind is powerful,, i cannot think of a worse idea than to tell someone expect to die within this two year timeband.
And i love the justification,,it would help us write our obituaries in advance and to accurately label a few antiques!