Buy New Tech & Bad Habits

When do you buy a new phone? Dangerous Dave talks about a new poll that says men are more likely to purchase new technology then women. Plus, at what age does our bad habits catch up to us? A study says at age 36.

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is deeper in the din with dangerous d well.
You know. Forty years ago, nobody would believe that people
in twenty twenty five would spend one thousand plus dollars
on a telephone every other year or so. A poll
asks people why they buy a new phone. The results
twenty five percent said they want the newer model, twenty
four percent because their current phone breaks, twenty four percent

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because their current phone is slow, in twelve percent because
they're eligible for an upgrade or they want to start
a new plan, eight percent not sure, which is kind
of telling, which means you're going to spend one thousand
dollars with no memorable reason, and seven percent said some
other reason. In other words, they have a reason, they're
just not telling anybody. Men are more likely to buy
new technology like phones than women. For women, usually their

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current phone if it breaks or becomes too slow, then
they'll be more likely to purchase something new. Younger people
more likely just to want a newer model so you
can show it off. It's a status thing. People are
also asked how long they expect to keep their current fawn.
Most responses one to two years at twenty three percent,
followed by two to three years at twenty one percent,
twelve percent said three to four, and nine percent five

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or more. It's not exciting for those timeframes if that's
what you're shooting for. Twelve percent said less than a year,
ten percent said five years or more. That would be
awesome if you could do that, but most phones aren't
build to last that long. At some point the tech
on the older ploons isn't supposed to work anymore. I
think they actually when they do the upgrades, they throw
stuff in there to make sure that it doesn't work,

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so you have to buy a new one deeper in
the two. Seems like we get away with a lot
of unhealthy habits in our twenties, in our thirties a
little harder to stay in shape, and in your forties,
seems like you can do everything right and don't see
any results. There's a new study out When researchers say
they've pinpointed the exact age when bad habits like smoking, drinking,
and not exercising trigger our health problems, that number is

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thirty six. Oh great, that number is sailed. Scientists tracked
health of hundreds of children nineteen fifty nine until they
were sixty one. They found that those who regularly smoked, boozed,
and lounged around in their younger years ended up sicker
and more depressed. On average, those people's health started to
decline at the age of thirty six. One researcher says

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our findings highlighted the importance of tackling risky behavior as
soon as possible, preventing damage from building over the years.
Another way, you can look at it, enjoying partying and
debauchery in your thirties, as long as you quit the
bad stuff and asked for a gym membership by your
thirty sixth birthday, is that the key? Not really sure? Actually,
I was probably better shape just a few years after

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thirty six. Now it's a struggle just to get up
in the morning to me again for another episode of
Deeper in the Den with Dangerous Dave light Year.