These are all things that you know if your people have something to live for, the economy starts getting stronger, they start having access to basic medical care, they are going to be overall less likely to turn to drugs."

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And insofar as we care about the overall shape of our lives, we might worry about wanting it to have the right shape overall.

既然我们在乎生命曲线的整体形状，我们可能会想得到正确的整体形状。

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So, whatever the explanation is, we care about the overall shape and trajectory of our life.

所以，不管原因是什么，我们在乎生命的整体形状和轨道。

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