Link between people's initials and how long they live. I'm not convinced.

[Hari_Seldon]

@DrCube

My 2 year old’s initials are MLB.

So screw saving for retirement; when I get old I’m going to live with my millionaire athlete son!

So are my wife’s and she is a great fan of Major League Baseball. But then so am I.

[Marley23]

@Capt.Ridley_s_Shooting_Party

Exactly. The kinds of parents who think about checking whether a child’s initials spell out “RAT” or some other weird word are IMO likely, on the whole, to be better at parenting than those who do not.

Even if the theory hadn’t been debunked, this is ludicrous.

[Bolt_the_Nut]

There is a noted connection between suffering chronic discrimination and reduced health (for example, see Yip T, Gee GC, and Takeuchi DT: Racial Discrimination and Psychological Distress). If a person suffers frequent ridicule or generally feels negative about themselves as a result of their initials, it is not implausible that this could reduce their health and lifespan. I would be very surprised if the effect was statistically significant, though. (In other words, I would be surprised if it could be mathematically proven.)