[ethersteeds]

You aren't wrong. I was replying to a flippant declaration "I don't see the point [in coming to grips with mortality]", which is quite different from your nuanced reply.

I tried to convey that I'm not saying "this is as good as it gets and it's wrong to try for longer life". Your "thoughtful and reasonable" approach was exactly what I had in mind.

What I say leads to suffering arises from denying that mortality is inevitable and tarring those who say otherwise as defeatists. Death is another part of life, as you acknowledged. It unnerves me to see denying that truth cast as a virtue.