Apparently, the less paperwork you deal with, the longer you live. Somewhere out there, a 132-year-old is thriving simply because no one ever processed their birth certificate — and correlational data suggests that weak administrative systems might just be the true secret to longevity, sparing people the existential stress of ever having to file anything at all
if there is a natural disaster, which happens frequently at the southern point of Japan (a blue zone for longevity) then records can be destroyed. when records are destroyed you just have to ask folks what their birthdays are. Turns out you can collect retirement early if you say you were born years before you actually were.
