You Are Not Your Own Substack

You Are Not Your Own Substack

Share this post

You Are Not Your Own Substack
You Are Not Your Own Substack
Essay: Why it Feels to Me Like so Many are Dying Young
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More

Essay: Why it Feels to Me Like so Many are Dying Young

On aging and memento mori

O. Alan Noble's avatar
O. Alan Noble
Aug 08, 2022
∙ Paid
5

Share this post

You Are Not Your Own Substack
You Are Not Your Own Substack
Essay: Why it Feels to Me Like so Many are Dying Young
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
Share
Photo by Ahmed Adly on Unsplash

I recently learned that an old acquaintance of mine suddenly and tragically lost her husband. I never met him, but from the photos she shared, he looked young, happy, and healthy. Possibly younger than me. Too young, anyway.

I know things like this happen all the time, and I know that social media can distort our sense of p…

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to You Are Not Your Own Substack to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 𝐎. 𝐀𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐍𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture

Share

Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More