[dappermanneke]

there's some evidence that sun exposure reduces risk of hypertension via nitrogen signalling pathways, but if you already keep track of your blood pressure levels and they are healthy, unprotected sun exposure for longer than short periods is unequivocally a bad thing - at the very least, if your objective is to not look like a tanned leather sheet in your 40s onwards

[nradov]

Rick Rubin gets a lot of direct sunlight exposure and his skin looks pretty good for 60.

https://youtu.be/GpgqXCkRO-w?si=b_pJPs1tIMLD5Shx

[Teknomancer]

Rick Rubin is looking good for his age. I postulate that he has very low stress levels and added that he surfs, he's got something good going for combatting age.

[dappermanneke]

and my grandad was a chain smoker yet did not die of lung cancer. the question is do you want to gamble where you will be on that distribution?

[nradov]

Considering the many health benefits of sun exposure, yes I absolutely want to gamble (within reasonable limits). It's disingenuous to compare that to chain smoking.