BECKY QUICK:

As a wise elder yourself,

did you get COVID during the pandemic?
And how do you stay healthy?
What’s your advice to these elders?
CHARLIE MUNGER:
I did get COVID,
but I got it after I was vaccinated,
and I had like a tiny sniffle for about 10 minutes.
And that was my COVID,
but I tested positive during that time.
And in terms of the general idea of cautious adjustment,
I had a lot of elderly friends who either died or had terrible injuries from falls.
And so I got old myself.
And it got time to use something to avoid falling down.
People tried to sell me on the cane.
But I noticed that my friends who use canes would fall down occasionally.
So I never used the God damn cane.
Instead, I bought one of these modern walkers.
And wherever I was worried about falling down,
I pushed my walker.
I did that for 6.5 years.
I never fell down once in 6.5 years just because I was more cautious.
That is my advice to old people,
just to be a little more cautious.
Now I’ve gone to the wheelchair.
And I’ve got another 6.5 years probably.
But some of it I’ve already used up.
And I’m just as cautious with my wheelchair.
What is the harm of having a little extra caution?