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Alzheimer isn't new. You should compare it with a situation like:

Imagine you're born and you eventually learn that there's an asteroid on a collision course with earth, from way before you were born. It's going to take many years to get here and you may die before it hits and so far no scientists have been able to come up with a way to deflect it. Do you care?

Adding newness to the situation makes it wildly different.

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