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Random thoughts over lunch

Just a few hours ago, I ate lunch with people I work with. All nice and pleasant, we discussed a few topics, from that French radio animator who died to who might be next. Felt a bit uneasy, well I guess I just wasn't in the mood but betting on somebody's death over lunch is, to me, out of context.I have to admit that I go on http://www.ilsvontbientotmourir.com/ from time to time. And I laugh my ass off. So, yeah, wasn't in the mood.Then, we talked about how people were living longer. A workmate said then "You know, a girl who is born today has a ??% (don't remember, but was quite big) probability to live past 100". I bit my tongue before "How do you know humans will still have a place to live in next century ? And how do you know if life expectancy will not begin to drop ? I mean, floods, hurricanes, no food, no oil, no water..." could slip out.They're getting bored of my apocalyptic speeches.But, still.How will people react when statistics show that life expectancy goes down ?
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